Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party
The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party (FLP) was a left-wing American political party in Minnesota between 1918 and 1944. The FLP largely dominated Minnesota politics during the Great Depression. It was one of the most successful statewide third party movements in United States history and the longest-lasting affiliate of the national Farmer–Labor movement. At its height in the 1920s and 1930s, FLP members included three Minnesota governors, four United States senators, eight United States representatives and a majority in the Minnesota legislature.
Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1918 |
| Dissolved | 1944 |
| Merger of | Nonpartisan League Duluth Union Labor Party |
| Succeeded by | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Ideology | Left-wing populism Progressivism Cooperative economics |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | None (1918–1919) Labor Party of the United States (1919–1920) Farmer–Labor Party of the United States (1920–1923) Federated Farmer–Labor Party (1923–1924) Farmer–Labor Party of the United States (1924–1936) None (1936–1944) |
In 1944, Hubert H. Humphrey and Elmer Benson worked to merge the party with the state's Democratic Party, forming the contemporary Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.
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