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1995 Finnish parliamentary election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Finland |
| flag_year | state |
| previous_election | [1991](1991-finnish-parliamentary-election) |
| next_election | [1999](1999-finnish-parliamentary-election) |
| seats_for_election | All 200 seats in the Eduskunta |
| majority_seats | 101 |
| turnout | 68.58% |
| election_date | 19 March 1995 |
| leader1 | Paavo Lipponen |
| party1 | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
| last_election1 | 48 |
| seats1 | 63 |
| percentage1 | 28.25 |
| leader2 | Esko Aho |
| party2 | Centre Party (Finland) |
| last_election2 | 55 |
| seats2 | 44 |
| percentage2 | 19.85 |
| leader3 | Sauli Niinistö |
| party3 | National Coalition Party |
| last_election3 | 40 |
| seats3 | 39 |
| percentage3 | 17.89 |
| leader4 | Claes Andersson |
| party4 | Left Alliance (Finland) |
| last_election4 | 19 |
| seats4 | 22 |
| percentage4 | 11.16 |
| leader6 | Ole Norrback |
| party6 | Swedish People's Party of Finland |
| last_election6 | 11 |
| seats6 | 11 |
| percentage6 | 5.14 |
| leader5 | Pekka Haavisto |
| party5 | Green League |
| last_election5 | 10 |
| seats5 | 9 |
| percentage5 | 6.52 |
| leader7 | Toimi Kankaanniemi |
| party7 | Finnish Christian League |
| last_election7 | 8 |
| seats7 | 7 |
| percentage7 | 2.96 |
| leader8 | Risto E. J. Penttilä |
| party8 | Young Finns |
| last_election8 | new |
| seats8 | 2 |
| percentage8 | 2.81 |
| leader9 | Raimo Vistbacka |
| party9 | Finnish Rural Party |
| last_election9 | 7 |
| seats9 | 1 |
| percentage9 | 1.30 |
| leader10 | Veltto Virtanen |
| party10 | Ecological Greens |
| last_election10 | new |
| seats10 | 1 |
| percentage10 | 0.28 |
| leader11 | Gunnar Jansson |
| party11 | Liberals for Åland |
| last_election11 | 1 |
| seats11 | 1 |
| percentage11 | 0.22 |
| map | Finnish parliamentary election results by province, 1995.png |
| map_caption | Most voted-for party by region |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister after |
| before_election | Esko Aho |
| before_party | Centre Party (Finland) |
| after_election | Paavo Lipponen |
| after_party | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 19 March 1995.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) achieved the best result of any party since World War II, winning 63 of the 200 seats in the Eduskunta and defeating the incumbent centre-right coalition led by the Centre Party. The result was attributed to the government's unpopular austerity policies as well as lingering effects of the early 1990s recession.
After the election, a five party "Rainbow Coalition" was formed, between the SDP, National Coalition Party, Left Alliance, Swedish People's Party and the Green League, with SDP leader Paavo Lipponen appointed Prime Minister.
Results
By electoral district
| Electoral district | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| seats | Seats won | SDP | Kesk | Kok | Vas | RKP | Vihr | SKL | Nuor | SMP | EKO | L | Social Democratic Party of Finland}};" | Centre Party (Finland)}};" | National Coalition Party}};" | Left Alliance (Finland)}};" | Swedish People's Party of Finland}};" | Green League}};" | Finnish Christian League}};" | Young Finns}};" | Finnish Rural Party}};" | Kirjava ”Puolue” – Elonkehän Puolesta}};" | Liberals for Åland}};" | Åland | 1 | Central Finland | 10 | Häme | 13 | Helsinki | 19 | Kymi | 13 | Lapland | 8 | North Karelia | 7 | North Savo | 10 | Oulu | 18 | Pirkanmaa | 16 | Satakunta | 11 | South Savo | 8 | Uusimaa | 31 | Vaasa | 18 | Varsinais-Suomi | 17 | Total | 200 | 63 | 44 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Finland |
By region
| Province | Social Democratic | Centre | National Coalition | Left Alliance | Green League | Swedish People's | Christian League | Young Finns | Rural Party | Alliance | Liberal People's | Electorate | Votes | Valid | Invalid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Savo | **31,890** | 26,559 | 13,841 | 3,082 | 4,899 | 0 | 4,157 | 1,076 | 3,753 | 1,300 | 123 | 135,397 | 92,275 | 91,384 | 891 |
| North Savo | 32,905 | **42,915** | 16,674 | 21,203 | 7,369 | 0 | 4,364 | 2,474 | 2,877 | 1,629 | 274 | 199,660 | 134,227 | 133,259 | 968 |
| North Karelia | **36,839** | 25,251 | 11,714 | 5,065 | 4,134 | 0 | 6,226 | 708 | 1,868 | 717 | 224 | 135,731 | 94,191 | 93,539 | 652 |
| Kainuu | 6,724 | **16,366** | 4,935 | 12,709 | 2,109 | 0 | 1,084 | 471 | 388 | 1,614 | 1,031 | 72,939 | 48,598 | 48,118 | 480 |
| Uusimaa | **192,889** | 36,779 | 143,737 | 61,533 | 72,789 | 64,218 | 12,067 | 37,658 | 2,949 | 7,497 | 2,084 | 909,997 | 658,294 | 652,716 | 5,578 |
| Eastern Uusimaa | **14,097** | 3,954 | 4,814 | 2,649 | 2,299 | 15,507 | 536 | 1,132 | 193 | 320 | 51 | 65,300 | 47,086 | 46,697 | 389 |
| Southwest Finland | **67,865** | 36,880 | 57,235 | 32,634 | 14,320 | 11,017 | 4,559 | 10,665 | 2,624 | 2,290 | 487 | 334,154 | 247,761 | 245,994 | 1,767 |
| Kanta-Häme | **33,434** | 15,617 | 22,893 | 8,229 | 5,696 | 0 | 3,655 | 1,317 | 423 | 505 | 85 | 127,549 | 94,859 | 93,925 | 934 |
| Päijät-Häme | **33,601** | 13,274 | 29,766 | 9,873 | 5,725 | 109 | 4,853 | 2,400 | 1,633 | 1,016 | 468 | 153,856 | 104,974 | 104,040 | 934 |
| Kymenlaakso | **43,682** | 15,851 | 23,889 | 9,442 | 7,111 | 0 | 3,352 | 1,290 | 229 | 953 | 262 | 152,169 | 108,372 | 107,559 | 813 |
| South Karelia | **27,828** | 18,919 | 15,752 | 2,681 | 5,190 | 0 | 2,455 | 1,164 | 579 | 653 | 784 | 110,296 | 77,004 | 76,357 | 647 |
| Central Finland | **43,916** | 35,886 | 18,467 | 17,947 | 8,427 | 0 | 9,724 | 2,361 | 943 | 1,212 | 475 | 197,959 | 141,369 | 140,306 | 1,063 |
| Southern Ostrobothnia | 18,168 | **57,084** | 19,671 | 4,940 | 3,419 | 254 | 3,359 | 924 | 5,762 | 544 | 113 | 152,617 | 115,865 | 115,171 | 694 |
| Ostrobothnia | **19,876** | 9,966 | 6,765 | 7,407 | 1,965 | 47,267 | 2,892 | 823 | 677 | 476 | 533 | 131,511 | 99,754 | 99,100 | 654 |
| Satakunta | **46,996** | 29,443 | 26,692 | 21,057 | 4,395 | 1 | 4,700 | 1,111 | 3,091 | 604 | 929 | 191,292 | 142,330 | 141,164 | 1,166 |
| Pirkanmaa | **73,178** | 33,646 | 48,750 | 33,277 | 15,790 | 0 | 6,392 | 5,613 | 3,395 | 2,278 | 3,399 | 333,840 | 242,226 | 240,209 | 2,017 |
| Central Ostrobothnia | 7,429 | **17,106** | 2,539 | 2,549 | 1,184 | 2,862 | 3,533 | 841 | 1,288 | 320 | 99 | 53,280 | 40,414 | 40,080 | 334 |
| Northern Ostrobothniaa | 30,798 | **72,673** | 17,314 | 24,898 | 11,008 | 0 | 2,547 | 4,547 | 2,384 | 3,487 | 4,471 | 254,316 | 182,207 | 180,758 | 1,449 |
| Lapland | 20,333 | **42,590** | 9,779 | 27,675 | 2,558 | 0 | 1,545 | 1,165 | 995 | 537 | 265 | 151,860 | 109,448 | 108,397 | 1,051 |
| Åland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,938 | 9,874 | 9,799 | |
| Source: [European Election Database](http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http://129.177.90.166:80/obj/fStudy/FIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http://129.177.90.166:80/obj/fCube/FIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes) |
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p606 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Berglund, Sten. (1995). "The Finnish parliamentary election of 1995". Electoral Studies.
- (1995). "Vaalit 1995:3 - Kansanedustajain vaalit 1995". Statistics Finland.
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