It was founded in 1994 as a splinter group of the local branch of the Social Democrats and was led by Lars Törnman from 1994 until 2010, when Törnman left the party for the Social Democrats.
After Törnman's leaving the party, Henry Emmoth was selected as its new leader.
[1] It held this right until 2006, when the Social Democrats received more votes in the municipal elections of that year.
The Kiruna Party attempted to reach parliament in 2002 (as a part of the Norrbotten Party ticket) and Norrbotten County council in 2002 and 2006, respectively.
In 2006, the party failed by a mere 137 votes to gain representation.