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Electoral Districts Of Finland
There are thirteen constituencies in Finland, nowadays called electoral districts by the Finnish Parliament. (The English word "constituency" is confusing due to its various meanings.) The citizens of each electoral district elect from 6 to 35 MPs (members of parliament), depending on the population of the district, but 05 Ã…land only elects one. The boundaries of the electoral districts are based on the province division in use from 1634 to 1997 and has remained basically the same since the first parliamentary election in 1907. In 1939, the constituency of Northern Oulu was divided between the constituencies of Lapland and Oulu. The constituency of Southern Oulu was renamed to Oulu in the process. After the Continuation War, the electoral districts of Eastern and Western Viipuri, which lost much of their territories to the Soviet Union, were united to the new constituency of Kymi. At the same time, Ã…land became a distinct constituency. In 1954, Helsinki was cut from the consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislative body. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established for that purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. District representatives may be elected by a first-past-the-post system, a proportional representative system, or another voting method. They may be selected by a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage. Terminology The names for electoral districts vary across countries and, oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Finnish Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 19 April 2015, with advance voting taking place from 8 to 14 April. The 200 members of the Parliament of Finland were elected with the proportional D'Hondt method. There were 4,463,333 people entitled to vote in Finland and abroad. Background Previous government coalition The incumbent government was a four-party coalition composed of the National Coalition Party, Social Democratic Party, Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats as well as independent Member of Parliament Elisabeth Nauclér. The Left Alliance and the Green League were initially also part of the governing coalition, but both left in 2014. On 22 June 2011, the parliament elected Jyrki Katainen as prime minister by a vote of 118–72; two Left Alliance MPs voted against Katainen, for which they were formally reprimanded by the Left Alliance parliamentary group. They were subsequently expelled from the group, reducing the government majority from 126 MPs to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulu (electoral District)
Oulu is a Finnish constituency represented in eduskunta. It covers the administrative regions of Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu, with a combined population of about 459,000 (). Oulu currently elects 18 members of eduskunta. The constituency is largely rural, and the major cities are Oulu and Kajaani. The dominant party is the Centre, which has taken half of the available seats since 1991. Members of parliament 2007–2011 * Matti Ahde (Social Democratic Party) * Tuomo Hänninen Centre Party) * Liisa Jaakonsaari (Social Democratic Party) * Kyösti Karjula ( Centre Party) * Inkeri Kerola ( Centre Party) * Martti Korhonen ( Left Alliance) * Timo Korhonen ( Centre Party) * Merja Kyllönen ( Left Alliance) * Paula Lehtomäki ( Centre Party) * Suvi Lindén (National Coalition Party) * Erkki Pulliainen (Green League) * Lyly Rajala (National Coalition Party) * Antti Rantakangas ( Centre Party) * Tapani Tölli ( Centre Party) * Tuulikki Ukkola (National Coalition Party) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Finland (electoral District)
Central Finland (formerly ''Vaasa Province East'') is a Finnish constituency represented in Eduskunta. It covers the administrative region of Central Finland, with a population of about 265,000 (). Central Finland currently elects ten members of Eduskunta. The constituency is largely rural, and the only major city in the area is Jyväskylä. The largest party in the 2011 election was the Centre Party. Members of Parliament 2019–2023 * Bella Forsgrén (Green League) * Teuvo Hakkarainen (Finns Party) * Petri Honkonen ( Centre Party) * Anne Kalmari ( Centre Party) * Juho Kautto ( Left Alliance) * Jouni Kotiaho (Finns Party) * Joonas Könttä ( Centre Party) * Riitta Mäkinen (Social Democratic Party) * Piritta Rantanen (Social Democratic Party) * Sinuhe Wallinheimo (National Coalition Party) Members of Parliament 2015–2019 * Lauri Ihalainen (Social Democratic Party) * Anne Kalmari ( Centre Party) * Mauri Pekkarinen ( Centre Party) * Toimi Kankaanniemi (True Finn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaasa (electoral District)
Vaasa is a Finnish constituency represented in eduskunta. It covers the administrative regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia and Southern Ostrobothnia. Vaasa currently elects 17 members to eduskunta. The constituency is largely rural, and particularly the coastal areas around the city of Vaasa are largely Swedish-speaking. The largest party in the 2007 election was the Centre Party. Members of Parliament 2019–2023 *Anna-Maja Henriksson * Joakim Strand * Mikko Ollikainen * Anders Norrback * Pasi Kivisaari *Mika Lintilä * Mikko Savola * Antti Kurvinen * Mauri Peltokangas * Juha Mäenpää * Jukka Mäkynen Current members of parliament 2007– * Esko Ahonen (Kesk.) * Anna-Maja Henriksson (SFP) * Bjarne Kallis (KD) * Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (SDP) * Mika Lintilä (Kesk.) * Juha Mieto (Kesk.) * Håkan Nordman (SFP) * Mats Nylund (SFP) * Petri Pihlajaniemi (Kok.) * Tuomo Puumala (Kesk.) * Paula Risikko (Kok.) * Petri Salo (Kok.) * Paula Sihto (Kesk.) * Jutta Urp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savonia-Karelia (electoral District)
The Savo-Karelia constituency (Finnish: ''Savo-Karjalan vaalipiiri'', Swedish: ''Savolax-Karelens valkrets'') is a Finnish constituency represented in eduskunta. It covers the regions of North Karelia and Northern Savonia. The Savo-Karelia district currently elects 16 members of the ''Eduskunta''. The district was formed in 2013 by merging the electoral districts of Northern Savonia and North Karelia into one. Members of parliament 2015–2019 * Markku Eestilä (NCP) *Sari Essayah ( CD) * Hannakaisa Heikkinen (Centre) *Hannu Hoskonen (Centre) *Elsi Katainen (Centre) * Kimmo Kivelä (Finns) * Kari Kulmala (Finns) *Seppo Kääriäinen (Centre) *Krista Mikkonen ( Greens) * Riitta Myller ( SDP) * Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen (SDP) * Pentti Oinonen (Finns) * Sari Raassina (NCP) * Markku Rossi (Centre) * Matti Semi (Left) * Anu Vehviläinen (Centre) 2019–2023 *Sanna Antikainen (Finns) * Markku Eestilä (NCP) *Seppo Eskelinen (SDP) *Sari Essayah (CD) * Hannakaisa Heikkinen (Centre) *Hannu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South-Eastern Finland (electoral District)
The Southeast Finland constituency (Finnish: ''Kaakkois-Suomen vaalipiiri'', Swedish: ''Sydöstra Finlands valkrets'') is a Finnish constituency represented in the Parliament of Finland. It covers the regions of South Karelia, Southern Savonia and Kymi Valley. The South-Eastern district currently elects 17 members to the parliament. The district was formed in 2013 by merging the electoral districts of Southern Savonia and Kymi into one. Members of parliament 2015–2019 *Juho Eerola (Finns) * Antti Häkkänen ( NCP) * Heli Järvinen ( Greens) * Anneli Kiljunen ( SDP) * Jukka Kopra (NCP) *Hanna Kosonen (Centre) * Suna Kymäläinen (SDP) * Jari Leppä (Centre) *Jari Lindström (Finns) *Jani Mäkelä (Finns) *Sirpa Paatero (SDP) *Markku Pakkanen (Centre) *Satu Taavitsainen (SDP) *Kimmo Tiilikainen (Centre) *Lenita Toivakka (NCP) *Ari Torniainen (Centre) *Kaj Turunen (Finns) 2019–2023 *Juho Eerola (Finns) *Hanna Holopainen ( Greens) * Antti Häkkänen ( NCP) * Heli Järvinen (Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirkanmaa (electoral District)
Pirkanmaa (formerly Häme North) is a Constituencies of Finland, Finnish constituency represented in the Parliament of Finland. It covers the administrative region of Pirkanmaa, with a population of 453,978 (). Pirkanmaa currently elects 18 members of the Parliament. The constituency is largely urban, centred on the traditionally working-class city of Tampere. The largest party in the parliamentary elections has been the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although it has as many seats as the conservative National Coalition Party (Finland), National Coalition. Members of parliament 2017–2021 *Sanna Marin *Ilmari Nurminen *Pia Viitanen *Marko Asell *Jukka Gustafsson *Anna-Kaisa Ikonen *Sofia Vikman *Pauli Kiuru *Arto Satonen *Sami Savio *Sakari Puisto *Veikko Vallin *Veijo Niemi *Iiris Suomela *Satu Hassi *Arto Pirttilahti *Jouni Ovaska *Anna Kontula *Sari Tanus Current members of parliament 2011– * Mikko Alatalo (Kesk.) * Jukka Gustafsson (SDP) * Harri Jaskari (Kok.) * Saar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavastia (electoral District)
Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavastia South, Finland * Tavastia Proper, a modern region of Finland * Päijänne Tavastia, a modern region of Finland * Tavastia Club, a rock music club in Helsinki, Finland * MV ''Tavastland'', a ship See also * Hämeenmaa (other) *Tavastians Tavastians ( fi, Hämäläiset, sv, Tavaster, russian: Емь, Yem, Yam) are a historic people and a modern subgroup (heimo) of the Finnish people. They live in areas of the historical province of Tavastia (Häme) and speak Tavastian dialects ..., people from Tavastia * Tavastum {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…land (electoral District)
Åland (; ; fi, Ahvenanmaa: ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a population of 30,129, constituting 0.51% of its land area and 0.54% of its population. Its only official language is Swedish language, Swedish and the capital city is Mariehamn. Åland is situated in an archipelago, called the Åland Islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland. It comprises Fasta Åland on which 90% of the population resides and about 6,500 Skerry, skerries and islands to its east. Of Åland's thousands of islands, about 60–80 are inhabited. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Roslagen in Sweden by of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is Geographic contiguity, contiguous with the Archipelago Sea, Finnish archipelago. Åland's only land border is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satakunta (electoral District)
Satakunta (formerly Turku Province North) is a Finnish constituency represented in the Parliament of Finland. It covers the administrative region of Satakunta, with a population of 221,752 (). Satakunta elects nine members of the Finnish Parliament. The constituency is largely rural, and the largest cities are Pori and Rauma. The largest parties in the parliamentary elections are the Social Democratic Party of Finland and the Centre Party. Members of Parliament 2007–2011 *Anne Holmlund (National Coalition Party) *Timo Kalli ( Centre Party) * Reijo Kallio (Social Democratic Party) * Oiva Kaltiokumpu ( Centre Party) * Sampsa Kataja (National Coalition Party) *Krista Kiuru (Social Democratic Party) * Juha Korkeaoja ( Centre Party) *Veijo Puhjo ( Left Alliance) * Antti Vuolanne (Social Democratic Party) 2019–2023 *Eeva Kalli ( Centre Party) *Laura Huhtasaari (Finns Party) *Krista Kiuru (Social Democratic Party) * Jari Koskela (Finns Party) * Matias Marttinen (National Coalitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland Proper (electoral District)
The Varsinais-Suomi constituency (Finnish: ''Varsinais-Suomen vaalipiiri'', Swedish: ''Egentliga Finlands valkrets'') is a Finnish constituency. It covers the administrative region of Southwest Finland, with a population of 450,968 (). Varsinais-Suomi elects 17 members to the Parliament of Finland. The constituency's profile is urban, centred on the cities of Turku and Salo. The largest party in elections since 1999 has been the National Coalition Party. Members of parliament 2019-2023 Finns *Ville Tavio *Vilhelm Junnila *Kike Elomaa *Mikko Lundén Members of parliament 2011-2015 Swedish People's Party *Stefan Wallin, Turku, 12,323 votes ( RKP), Minister of the Environment and Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs responsible for Nordic Cooperation in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet and Mari Kiviniemi' cabinet Centre Party *Esko Kiviranta, Sauvo, 6,026 votes *Annika Saarikko, Turku, 4,194 votes Green League *Ville Niinistö, Turku, 5,358 votes Finns *Kike Elomaa, Masku, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
