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Elections and Governments
Since World War I


Finland

 

Elections to the Finnish Parliament, 1907-2003 (in percent)

 

Year

Turn  out

FP

YFP

Con

SwdPP

Lib

RP

ChrL

Agr

Cen

SD

G

FPDU/LA

Other

1907

70.7

27.3

13.6

 

12.6

     

 5.8

37.0

   

 3.6

1908

64.4

25.4

14.2

 

12.7

     

 6.4

38.4

   

 2.8

1909

65.3

23.6

14.5

 

12.3

     

 6.7

39.9

   

 2.9

1910

60.1

22.1

14.4

 

13.5

     

 7.6

40.0

   

 2.3

1911

59.8

21.7

14.9

 

13.3

     

 7.8

40.0

   

 2.2

1913

51.1

19.9

14.1

 

13.1

     

 7.9

43.1

   

 2.0

1916

55.5

17.5

12.5

 

11.8

     

 9.0

47.3

   

 1.9

1917

69.2

 30.2*

   

10.9

     

12.4

44.8

   

 1.8

1919

67.1

   

15.7

12.1

12.8

   

19.7

38.0

   
1.6

1922

58.5

   

18.2

12.4

 9.2

   

20.3

25.1

 

14.8

 0.1

1924

57.4

   

19.0

12.0

 9.1

   

20.2

29.0

 

10.4

 0.2

1927

55.8

   

17.7

12.2

 6.8

   

22.6

28.3

 

12.1

 0.4

1929

55.6

   

14.5

11.4

 5.6

   

26.2

27.4

 

13.5

 1.5

1930

65.9

   

18.0

10.8

 5.8

   

27.3

34.2

 

  1.0

 2.8

1933

62.2

   

16.9

10.4

 7.4

   

22.5

37.3

   

 5.4

1936

62.9

   

10.4

11.2

 6.3

   

22.4

38.6

   

11.1

1939

66.6

   

13.6

10.1

4.8    

22.9

39.8

   

 8.8

1945

74.9

   

15.0

8.4

 5.2

   

21.4

25.1

 

23.5

 1.5

1948

75.3

   

17.0

7.7

 3.9

   

24.2

26.3

 

20.0

 0.8

1951

74.6

   

14.6

7.6

 5.7

   

23.3

26.5

 

21.6

 0.9

1954

79.9

   

12.8

7.0

 7.9

   

24.1

26.2

 

21.6

 0.4

1958

75.0

   

15.3

6.7

 5.9

 

0.2

23.1

23.2

 

23.2

 2.4

1962

85.1

   

14.6

6.4

 5.9

 2.2

0.8

23.0

19.5

 

22.0

 5.6

1966

84.9

   

13.8

6.0

 6.5

 1.0

0.4

21.2

27.2

 

21.2

2.6

1970

82.2

   

18.0

5.7

 5.9

10.5

1.1

17.1

23.4

 

16.6

 1.6

1972

81.4

   

17.6

5.4

 5.2

 9.2

2.5

16.4

25.8

 

17.0

 1.0

1975

73.8

   

18.4

5.0

 4.3

 3.6

3.3

17.6

24.9

 

18.9

 4.1

1979

75.3

   

21.7

4.6

 3.7

 4.6

4.8

17.3

23.9

 

17.9

 1.7

1983

75.7

   

22.1

4.9

 

 9.7

3.0

17.6

26.7

1.4

14.0

 0.6

1987

72.1

   

23.1

5.6

 1.0

 6.3

2.6

17.6

24.1

4.0

  9.4

 6.1

1991

68.4

   

19.3

5.8

 0.8

 4.8

3.1

24.8

22.1

6.8

10.1

 2.4

1995

68.6

   

17.9

5.5

 0.6

 1.3

3.0

19.8

28.3

6.5

11.2

 5.7

1999

64.6

   

21.0

5.1

 0.2

 1.0

4.2

22.4

22.9

7.5

10.9

 4.8

Sources: Macke and Rose 1991, pp.109-129; Jussila, Hentilä, and Nevakivi 1999, pp. 367-68; Finnish Council of State History Page, http://www.vn.fi/vn/english/index.htm and Finnish Ministry of Justice election page. http://195.49.229.35/e/tulos_kokomaa.html.

Notes: FP--Finnish Party (Suomalainen Puolue), also known as the Old Finns (Vahasuomalaiset), 1906-1917; YFP--Young Finnish Party (Nuorsuomalainen Puolue), 1906-1917; Con--National Coalition (Kansallinen Kokoomus); SwdPP--Swedish People’s Party (Svenska Folkepartiet/ Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue) B includes Swedish Left (Svenska Vänstern) and, since 1948, Åland Coalition (Åland Samling); Lib--National Progressive Party (Kansallinen Edistyspuolue), renamed Finnish People’s Party (Suomen Kansanpulue) in 1951 and Liberal People’s Party (Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue) in 1966; RP--Finnish Smallholders’ Party (Suomen Pientalonpoiken Puolue), renamed Finnish Rural Party (Suomen Maaseudun Puolue) in 1966 and True Finns (Perussuomalaiset) in 2001; ChrL--Christian League (Suomen Kristillinen Liitto); Agr Cen--Agrarian League (Maalaisliitto), renamed Center Party (Keskustapuolue) in 1965 and Finnish Center (Suomen Keskusta) in 1988; SD--Social Democrats (Suomen Social Demokraattinen Puolue); G--Greens (Vihreät Liitto); FPDU/LA--Finnish People’s Democratic Union (Suomen Kansan Demokraatinen Liitto) and predecessor Communist parties in the 1920s and, since 1990, Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto).
· Joint FP and YFP vote.

 

Party Distribution of Seats in the Finnish Parliament, 1907-2003

 

Year

Total

FP

   

YPF

 

Con

Swd
PP

Lib

RP

ChrL

Agr
Cen

SD

G

FPDU/
LA

Other

                                 

1907

200

   59

   26

 

24

     

  9

80

   

2

1908

200

54

27

 

25

     

  9

83

   

2

1909

200

48

29

 

25

     

13

84

   

1

1910

200

42

28

 

26

     

17

86

   

1

1911

200

43

28

 

26

     

16

86

   

1

1913

200

38

28

 

26

     

18

90

   

0

1916

200

33

23

 

21

     

19

103

   

1

1917

200

32

24

 

21

     

26

92

   

5

1919

200

   

28

22

26

   

42

80

   

2

1922

200

   

35

22

15

   

45

53

 

27

0

1924

200

   

38

23

17

   

44

60

 

18

0

1927

200

   

34

24

10

   

52

60

 

20

0

1929

200

   

28

23

7

   

60

59

 

23

0

1930

200

   

42

21

11

   

59

66

   

1

1933