Elections

Parliamentary elections 2011

Presidential election 2006

Municipal elections 2008

European Parliament Elections 2009

Parliamentary elections 2011

Party
Votes
% Change from 2007 Seats
% points 2011 2007
National Coalition Party 599 138 20,4 -1,9 44 50
Social Democratic Party of Finland 561 558 19,1 -2,3 42 45
True Finns 560 075 19,1 15,0 39 5
Centre Party of Finland 463 266 15,8 -7,4 35 51
Left Alliance 239 039 8,1 -0,7 14 17
Green League 213 172 7,3 -1,2 10 15
Swedish People's Party in Finland 125 785 4,3 -0,3 9 9
Christian Democrats in Finland  118 453 4,0 -0,8 6 7
Other parties 47 322 1,6 -0,4 - -
Others 11 763 0,4 -0,1 1 1
Total 2 939 571 100   200 200
Females 1 230 180 41,8 -0,3 85 84
Voting turnout 70.5% (70.1% incl. Finns resident abroad)

Source: Statistics Finland, Election statistics

Table in Excel format suoluk_vaal2.xls

Last Modified: 6.5.2011

 

Presidential election 2006

1st round on 15 Jan. 2006
Candidate Votes %
Tarja Halonen 1 397 030 46,3
Sauli Niinistö 725 866 24,1
Matti Vanhanen 561 990 18,6
Heidi Hautala 105 248 3,5
Timo Soini 103 492 3,4
Bjarne Kallis 61 483 2,0
Henrik Lax 48 703 1,6
Arto Lahti 12 989 0,4
Total 3 016 801 100
Voting turnout 73.9%, (70.8% incl. Finns resident abroad)
2nd round on 29 Jan. 2006
Candidate Votes  %
Tarja Halonen 1 630 980 51,8
Sauli Niinistö 1 518 333 48,2
Total 3 149 313 100
Voting turnout 77.2%, (74.0% incl. Finns resident abroad)
Tarja Halonen was elected President of the Republic in the second round of the elections.

Source: Statistics Finland, Election statistics

Table in Excel format suoluk_vaal3.xls

Last Modified: 25.4.2006

 

Municipal elections 2008 1)

Party Votes %
National Coalition Party 597 727 23,4
Social Democratic Party of Finland 541 187 21,2
Centre Party of Finland 512 220 20,1
Green League 227 999 8,9
Left Alliance 223 673 8,8
True Finns 137 497 5,4
Swedish People's Party in Finland 119 896 4,7
Christian Democrats in Finland  106 639 4,2
Other parties 20 919 0,8
Others 61 478 2,4
Total 2 549 235 100
Females 1 069 763 42,0
Voting turnout 61,2 %
1) The results of the re-elections held in Karkkila, Kauniainen and Vihti on 6 September 2009 are included in the data

Source: Statistics Finland, Election statistics

Table in Excel format suoluk_vaal4.xls

Last Modified: 17.11.2009

 

European Parliament Elections 2009

Party Votes Change in votes cast 2009–2004 Number of Euro-MPs elected
  % % points
National Coalition Party 386 416 23,2 -0,5 3
Centre Party of Finland 316 798 19,0 -4,3 3
Social Democratic Party of Finland 292 051 17,5 -3,6 2
Green League 206 439 12,4 2,0 2
True Finns 162 930 9,8 9,2 1
Swedish People's Party in Finland 101 453 6,1 0,4 1
Christian Democrats in Finland  69 458 4,2 -0,1 1
Others 129 286 7,8 -3,0 -
Total 1 664 831 100   13
Females 774 457 46,5 1,6 8
Voting turnout 40,3% (resident in Finland)

Source: Statistics Finland, Election statistics

Table in Excel format suoluk_vaal1.xls

Last Modified: 15.6.2009


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