Finnish parliamentary election, 1991

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Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 March 1991, the first time a Finnish parliamentary election had been held on a single day.[1]

For the first time since 1962 the Social Democratic Party was displaced as the largest party in the Eduskunta, with the Centre Party winning 55 seats and forming the first centre-right, non-socialist government since 1964,[2] with Esko Aho as Prime Minister.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Centre Party676,71724.855+15
Social Democratic Party603,08022.148–8
National Coalition Party526,48719.340–13
Left Alliance274,63910.119–1
Green League185,8946.810+6
Swedish People's Party149,4765.511–1
Finnish Rural Party132,1334.87–2
Finnish Christian League83,1513.18+3
Liberal People's Party21,2100.81+1
Women's Party12,7250.50New
Pensioners' Party10,7620.400
Åland Coalition9,3440.310
Constitutional Right Party7,5990.300
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism6,2010.20New
Independent Non-aligned Pensioners5,2300.20New
Greens3,8350.10
Humanity Party2,8310.10New
Joint Responsibility Party of Pensioners and the Greens2,8070.10New
Others11,7970.40
Invalid/blank votes51,066
Total2,776,9841002000
Registered voters/turnout4,060,77868.4
Source: Tilastokeskus[3]
Popular vote
KESK
 
24.83%
SDP
 
22.12%
KOK
 
19.31%
VAS
 
10.08%
VIHR
 
6.82%
RKP
 
5.48%
SMP
 
4.85%
SKL
 
3.05%
LKP
 
0.78%
Others
 
2.68%
Parliament seats
KESK
 
27.50%
SDP
 
24.00%
KOK
 
20.00%
VAS
 
9.50%
RKP
 
5.50%
VIHR
 
5.00%
SKL
 
4.00%
SMP
 
3.50%
LKP
 
0.50%
Others
 
0.50%

Aftermath

The new center-right coalition government would not have an easy time governing the country. The fall of the Soviet Union caused a collapse in trade with the east, which together with a worldwide recession, caused major economic problems including high unemployment and ballooning budget deficits. In response, the government adopted strict austerity measures, such as cuts in public spending, the unpopularity of which led to the government's defeat in the 1995 elections.

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Paavo Väyrynen (1993) It Is Time for the Truth 2: Facts and Memories About Mauno Koivisto's Finland, WSOY
  3. Eduskuntavaalit 1927–2003 Tilastokeskus 2004
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