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2009 European Parliament election in Finland

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FieldValue
countryFinland
typeparliamentary
previous_election2004 European Parliament election in Finland
previous_year2004
next_election2014 European Parliament election in Finland
next_year2014
seats_for_election13 seats to the European Parliament
election_date7 June 2009

An election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament was held in 2009.

Finland uses the open list D'Hondt method, where voters vote for an individual, but the individual's vote is counted primarily for the party and secondarily for the candidate. Parties receive seats in proportion to their share of the vote, and candidates from those parties are selected based on the votes they received individually. In European Parliament elections, the whole country forms a single constituency.

Result

Compared to the 2004 European Parliament election in Finland, the three major parties National Coalition Party, Centre Party, and Social Democrats (SDP) each lost a seat. Moreover, the most popular candidate on the SDP list was the independent Mitro Repo. The Left Alliance lost their only seat. The Greens gained a seat, the Christian Democrats regained the seat they had lost in the previous period, and the True Finns achieved their first entry to the European Parliament with one seat. The Swedish People's Party kept their single seat. No extraparliamentary party gained any seats.

Elected MEPs

  • Ville Itälä (National Coalition Party)
  • Sirpa Pietikäinen (National Coalition Party)
  • Eija-Riitta Korhola (National Coalition Party)
  • Anneli Jäätteenmäki (Centre Party)
  • Hannu Takkula (Centre Party)
  • Riikka Manner (Centre Party)
  • Mitro Repo (Social Democratic Party, independent)
  • Liisa Jaakonsaari (Social Democratic Party)
  • Heidi Hautala (Green League)
  • Satu Hassi (Green League)
  • Timo Soini (Finns Party)
  • Sari Essayah (Christian Democrats)
  • Carl Haglund (Swedish People's Party)

Most voted-for candidates

Candidate YleisradioPartyVotesChangeQuotientMunicipality
True Finns}}" width=5pxTimo SoiniTrue Finns130,715232 388,000
Centre Party (Finland)}}" width=5pxAnneli JäätteenmäkiCenter Party80,156−69,490316 798,000
Social Democratic Party of Finland}}" width=5pxMitro RepoSocial Democratic Party71,829292 051,000
National Coalition Party}}" width=5pxVille ItäläNational Coalition Party66,033+594386 416,000
Green League}}" width=5pxHeidi HautalaGreen League58,926206 439,000
Green League}}" width=5pxSatu HassiGreen League57,032−17,682103 219,500
Christian Democrats (Finland)}}" width=5pxSari EssayahChristian Democrats53,803116 194,000
National Coalition Party}}" width=5pxEija-Riitta KorholaNational Coalition Party51,508+16,223193 208,000
National Coalition Party}}" width=5pxSirpa PietikäinenNational Coalition Party51,493+21,451128 805,333
National Coalition Party}}" width=5pxRisto E. J. PenttiläNational Coalition Party50,88196 604,000
Social Democratic Party of Finland}}" width=5pxLiisa JaakonsaariSocial Democratic Party45,325146 025,500
Centre Party (Finland)}}" width=5pxHannu TakkulaCenter Party39,444+6,705158 399,000
Centre Party (Finland)}}" width=5pxRiikka MannerCenter Party37,330105 599,333
Centre Party (Finland)}}" width=5pxLasse HautalaCenter Party31,77379 199,500
Centre Party (Finland)}}" width=5pxKyösti KarjulaCenter Party29,38763 359,600
Left Alliance (Finland)}}" width=5pxAnnika LapintieLeft Alliance29,11298 690,000
National Coalition Party}}" width=5pxPetri SarvamaaNational Coalition Party27,39177 283,200
Social Democratic Party of Finland}}" width=5pxKimmo KiljunenSocial Democratic Party26,936+14,28597 350,333
Social Democratic Party of Finland}}" width=5pxSatu TaiveahoSocial Democratic Party25,91673 012,750
Green League}}" width=5pxTarja CronbergGreen League22,20568 813,000

References

References

  1. Sundberg, Jan (2010). "Finland", ''European Journal of Political Research'', 49(7–8), p. 964–969. {{doi. 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2010.01951.x
  2. [http://192.49.229.35/EP2009/e/tulos/tulos_kokomaa.html Party results] {{webarchive. link. (12 June 2009 (Ministry of Justice Finland 10 June 2009))
  3. [http://192.49.229.35/EP2009/s/valitut/kokomaaval.htm Valitut ehdokkaat] {{Webarchive. link. (10 June 2009 Oikeusministeriö 7 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.)
  4. [http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/artikkeli/Suomen+europarlamentaarikot+seuraavalle+kaudelle/1135246579177 Suomen europarlamentaarikot seuraavalle kaudelle] Helsingin Sanomat 7 June 2009
  5. [http://192.49.229.35/EP2009/e/tulos/ehdtulos_kokomaa.html Result per candidate] {{Webarchive. link. (29 May 2011 (Ministry of Justice Finland 10 June 2009))
  6. [http://yle.fi/vaalit/tulospalvelu/ehdokkaat_aanimaarajarjestyksessa.html Ehdokkaat äänimääräjärjestyksessä] {{Webarchive. link. (10 June 2009 ()
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