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Helsinki (parliamentary Electoral District)
Helsinki ( sv, Helsingfors) is one of the 13 Electoral districts of Finland, electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Helsinki City ( fi, Helsingin kaupunki; sv, Helsingfors stad) in 1954 from parts of Uusimaa Province (parliamentary electoral district), Uusimaa Province. It was renamed Helsinki in 1997. It is conterminous with the Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Helsinki. The district currently elects 23 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the Open list, open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election, 2023 parliamentary election it had 546,375 registered electors. History The electoral district of Helsinki City was established in 1954 from parts of Uusimaa Province (parliamentary electoral district), Uusimaa Province. The district was renamed Helsinki in 1997. Electoral system Helsinki currently elects 23 of the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Åland 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, Åland became a distinct constituency. In 1954, Helsinki was cut from the consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
