North Karelia (formerly Kuopio East) was an

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 ...

represented in the

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Eduskunta The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

'' (parliament). In 2013 it was merged with

Northern Savonia North Savo (or Northern Savonia; fi, Pohjois-Savo; sv, Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the regi ...

electoral district to form the Savonia-Karelia electoral district. It covered the administrative region of

North Karelia North Karelia ( fi, Pohjois-Karjala; sv, Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is the easternmost region of Fin ...

, with a population of 169,722 (). North Karelia elected six members of the ''Eduskunta'', when in 2005 there were still seven seats. The constituency was largely rural, centred on the city of

Joensuu Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. Th ...

. The largest party in the Finnish parliamentary elections has traditionally been the Centre Party. The reduction of seats caused the

Green League The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the polit ...

leader Tarja Cronberg to lose her seat in 2007 elections, even she got 11,7% and second the most votes in constituency.

Members of parliament

2017–2021

2003–2007

* Tarja Cronberg ( VIHR) *

Hannu Hoskonen Hannu Tapio Hoskonen (born 23 August 1957 in Ilomantsi) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. ...

( Kesk.) * Lauri Kähkönen ( SDP) * Esa Lahtela (SDP) * Esko Mononen ( vas.) * Eero Reijonen (Kesk.) * Säde Tahvanainen (SDP) * Matti Väistö (Kesk.)

2007–2011

(Kesk.) * Lauri Kähkönen (SDP) * Esa Lahtela (SDP) * Pekka Ravi ( Kok.) * Eero Reijonen (Kesk.) * Anu Vehviläinen (Kesk.)

Members of parliament

2017–2021

2003–2007

2007–2011

Election results

References

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