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1991 Finnish parliamentary election
General election
General election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Finland |
| flag_year | state |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1987 Finnish parliamentary election |
| previous_year | 1987 |
| next_election | 1995 Finnish parliamentary election |
| next_year | 1995 |
| seats_for_election | All 200 seats in the Parliament of Finland |
| majority_seats | 101 |
| election_date | 17 March 1991 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Visit of Esko Aho, Finnish Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | Esko Aho |
| party1 | Centre Party (Finland) |
| last_election1 | 17.62%, 40 seats |
| seats1 | **55** |
| popular_vote1 | **676,717** |
| percentage1 | **24.83%** |
| seat_change1 | 15 |
| swing1 | 7.21pp |
| image2 | Portrait of Pertti Paasio, MEP.jpg |
| leader2 | Pertti Paasio |
| party2 | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
| last_election2 | 24.14%, 56 seats |
| seats2 | 48 |
| popular_vote2 | 603,080 |
| percentage2 | 22.12% |
| seat_change2 | 8 |
| swing2 | 2.02pp |
| image3 | Ilkka Suominen MEP portrait 1999.jpg |
| leader3 | Ilkka Suominen |
| party3 | National Coalition Party |
| last_election3 | 23.13%, 53 seats |
| seats3 | 40 |
| popular_vote3 | 526,487 |
| percentage3 | 19.31% |
| seat_change3 | 13 |
| swing3 | 3.82pp |
| image4 | Claes Andersson (vanst) Finland.jpg |
| leader4 | Claes Andersson |
| party4 | Left Alliance (Finland) |
| last_election4 | 13.63%, 20 seats |
| seats4 | 19 |
| popular_vote4 | 274,639 |
| percentage4 | 10.08% |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| swing4 | 3.55pp |
| image5 | Ole Norrback in 1994 (cropped).jpg |
| leader5 | Ole Norrback |
| party5 | Swedish People's Party of Finland |
| last_election5 | 5.30%, 12 seats |
| seats5 | 11 |
| seat_change5 | 1 |
| popular_vote5 | 149,476 |
| percentage5 | 5.48% |
| swing5 | 0.18pp |
| image6 | Portrait of Heidi HAUTALA.jpg |
| leader6 | Heidi Hautala |
| party6 | Green League |
| last_election6 | 4.03%, 4 seats |
| seats6 | 10 |
| seat_change6 | 6 |
| popular_vote6 | 185,894 |
| percentage6 | 6.82% |
| swing6 | 2.79pp |
| image7 | Toimi-Kankaanniemi-1993 (cropped).jpg |
| leader7 | Toimi Kankaanniemi |
| party7 | Finnish Christian League |
| last_election7 | 2.58%, 5 seats |
| seats7 | 8 |
| seat_change7 | 3 |
| popular_vote7 | 83,151 |
| percentage7 | 3.05% |
| swing7 | 0.47pp |
| image8 | Heikki_Riihijärvi_by_Topi_Ikäläinen_48-71_p8_(cropped).jpg |
| leader8 | Heikki Riihijärvi |
| party8 | Finnish Rural Party |
| last_election8 | 6.32%, 9 seats |
| seats8 | 7 |
| seat_change8 | 2 |
| popular_vote8 | 132,133 |
| percentage8 | 4.85% |
| swing8 | 1.47pp |
| leader9 | Kaarina Koivistoinen |
| party9 | Liberal People's |
| last_election9 | 0.97%, 0 seats |
| seats9 | 1 |
| seat_change9 | 1 |
| popular_vote9 | 21,210 |
| percentage9 | 0.78% |
| swing9 | 0.19pp |
| before_election | Harri Holkeri |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_party | National Coalition Party |
| posttitle | Prime Minister after election |
| after_election | Esko Aho |
| after_party | Centre Party (Finland) |
| map_image | Finnish parliamentary election results by province, 1991.png |
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 March 1991, the first time a Finnish parliamentary election had been held on a single day. 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-social democratic government since 1964, with Esko Aho as Prime Minister.
Results
By electoral district
| Electoral district | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| seats | Seats won | Kesk | SDP | Kok | Vas | RKP | Vihr | SKL | SMP | LKP | L–S–G | Centre Party (Finland)}};" | Social Democratic Party of Finland}};" | National Coalition Party}};" | Left Alliance (Finland)}};" | Swedish People's Party of Finland}};" | Green League}};" | Finnish Christian League}};" | Finnish Rural Party}};" | Liberal People's Party (Finland)}};" | Liberals for Åland}};" | Åland | 1 | Central Finland | 10 | Häme | 13 | Helsinki | 20 | Kymi | 13 | Lapland | 8 | North Karelia | 7 | North Savo | 10 | Oulu | 18 | Pirkanmaa | 15 | Satakunta | 12 | South Savo | 8 | Uusimaa | 30 | Vaasa | 18 | Varsinais-Suomi | 17 | Total | 200 | 55 | 48 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Finland |
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
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p606 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Berglund, Sten. (1991). "The finnish parliamentary election of 1991". Electoral Studies.
- Paavo Väyrynen (1993) ''It Is Time for the Truth 2: Facts and Memories About Mauno Koivisto's Finland'', WSOY
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071002064254/http://pxweb2.stat.fi/sahkoiset_julkaisut/vuosikirja2004_suppea/excel/vaali_02.xls Eduskuntavaalit 1927–2003] Tilastokeskus 2004
- (1991). "Vaalit 1991:2 - Kansanedustajain vaalit 1991". Statistics Finland.
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