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1913 Finnish parliamentary election
General election
General election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Finland |
| flag_year | 1809 |
| type | parliamentary |
| next_election | 1916 Finnish parliamentary election |
| next_year | 1916 |
| seats_for_election | All 200 seats in the Parliament of Finland |
| majority_seats | 101 |
| election_date | 1–2 August 1913 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Museovirasto.A9C413B554AFAA4D65AB3008AD4E4233-0-original (cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | Matti Paasivuori |
| party1 | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
| seats1 | **90** |
| popular_vote1 | **312,214** |
| percentage1 | **43.11%** |
| party2 | Finnish Party |
| seats2 | 38 |
| popular_vote2 | 143,982 |
| percentage2 | 19.88% |
| image3 | 3x4.svg |
| party3 | Young Finnish Party |
| seats3 | 29 |
| popular_vote3 | 102,313 |
| percentage3 | 14.13% |
| image4 | Axel Lille in 1906 (cropped).jpg |
| leader4 | Axel Lille |
| party4 | Swedish People's Party |
| seats4 | 25 |
| popular_vote4 | 94,672 |
| percentage4 | 13.07% |
| image5 | Maalaisliiton eduskuntaryhmä 1907 (cropped).jpg |
| leader5 | Kyösti Kallio |
| party5 | Agrarian League (Finland) |
| seats5 | 18 |
| popular_vote5 | 56,977 |
| percentage5 | 7.87% |
| seat_change1 | 4 |
| swing1 | 3.08pp |
| last_election1 | 40.03%, 86 seats |
| previous_election | 1911 Finnish parliamentary election |
| previous_year | 1911 |
| last_election2 | 21.71%, 43 seats |
| seat_change2 | 5 |
| swing2 | 1.83pp |
| last_election3 | 14.88%, 28 seats |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| swing3 | 0.75pp |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| swing4 | 0.24pp |
| last_election4 | 13.31%, 26 seats |
| last_election5 | 7.84%, 16 seats |
| seat_change5 | 2 |
| swing5 | 0.03pp |
Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 2 August 1913. In 1914, the Russian government decided to suspend the Finnish Parliament for the duration of World War I.
Campaign
Finnish voters' growing frustration with Parliament's performance was reflected by the low voter turnout; the Social Democrats and Agrarians, championing the cause of poor workers and farmers, kept gaining votes at the expense of the Old Finns, whose main concern was the passive defence of Finland's self-government. They disagreed on the social and economic policies, and thus did not formulate very clear positions on them.
Results
References
References
- Seppo Zetterberg et al (2008) ''A Small Giant of the Finnish History'' WSOJ
- Allan Tiitta and Seppo Zetterberg (1992) ''Finland Through the Ages'' Reader's Digest
- Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p243 (vote figures)
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