Parliamentary election in Finland 1995
The 1995 parliamentary elections in Finland took place on March 19, 1995. It was the election for the 32nd Finnish Parliament .
The parties of the center-right government that had previously ruled under Prime Minister Esko Aho , especially the Center Party, suffered losses. The Social Democrats, with Paavo Lipponen as the top candidate, gained six percentage points and, with the best results of the post-war period, were again the strongest force ahead of the Center Party and the conservative rallying party.
Of the smaller parties, the Land Party of Finland (SMP) lost the most. From 1995 onwards, the SMP was represented by only one mandate holder in the Finnish Reichstag. The left alliance gained easily and became the fourth strongest force. The Liberal People's Party lost its mandate while the liberal virgins managed to move in with two mandates. In addition to the Green Bund, the Ecological Party also received a seat.
After the election, Paavo Lipponen became Prime Minister. He led the so-called Rainbow Coalition of Social Democrats, Conservatives, Finland-Swedes, Leftists and Greens.
Participating parties
Eighteen different parties ran for election.
The following parties were already represented in parliament:
| Political party | Alignment | Top candidate | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Finnish Center Party Suomen Keskusta (KESK) Centern i Finland |
social liberal | Esko ahoy | |
|
Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP) Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti |
social democratic | Paavo Lipponen | |
|
National Collection Party Kansallinen Kokoomus (KOK) Samlingspartiet |
conservative | Sauli Niinistö | |
|
Left Alliance Vasemmistoliitto (VAS) Vänsterförbundet |
socialist | Claes Andersson | |
|
Green Bund Vihreä liitto (VIHR) Gröna förbundet |
green | Tuija Brax | |
|
Swedish People's Party Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP) Svenska folkpartiet (SFP) |
liberal | Ole Norrback | |
|
Christian Federation of Finland Suomen Kristillinen Liitto (SKL) Finlands Kristliga Förbund |
Christian Democratic | Bjarne Kallis | |
|
Finnish Rural Party Suomen Maaseudun Puolue (SMP) Finlands Landsbygdsparti |
centrist | Raimo Vistbacka | |
|
Liberal People's Party Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue (LKP) Liberala Folkpartiet |
liberal | Tuulikki Ukkola | |
Election result
The turnout was 68.6 percent, 0.2 percentage points higher than the turnout in the last parliamentary election in 1991.
| Political party | be right | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) | 785.637 | 28.25 | +6.13 | 63 | +15 | |
| Finnish Center Party (KESK) | 552.003 | 19.85 | −4.98 | 44 | −11 | |
| National Collection Party (KOK) | 497.624 | 17.89 | −1.42 | 39 | −1 | |
| Left Alliance (VAS) | 310,340 | 11.16 | +1.08 | 22nd | +3 | |
| Green Bund (VIHR) | 181.198 | 6.52 | −0.30 | 9 | −1 | |
| Swedish People's Party (RKP) | 142,874 | 5.14 | −0.34 | 11 | −1 | |
| Christian Federation of Finland (SKL) | 82,311 | 2.96 | −0.09 | 7th | −1 | |
| Young Finnish Party (NUOR) | 78.066 | 2.81 | +2.81 | 2 | +2 | |
| Finnish Rural Party (SMP) | 36,185 | 1.30 | −3.55 | 1 | −6 | |
| Federation of Free Finland (VSL) | 28,067 | 1.01 | + 1.01 | - | - | |
| Liberal People's Party (LKP) | 16,247 | 0.58 | −0.20 | - | −1 | |
| Women's Party (NAISP) | 7,919 | 0.28 | −0.19 | - | - | |
| Ecological Party The Greens (EPV) | 7,865 | 0.28 | +0.14 | 1 | +1 | |
| Natural Law Party (LLP) | 6,819 | 0.25 | +0.25 | - | - | |
| Pensioners for the People (EKA) | 5.124 | 0.18 | −0.01 | - | - | |
| Communist Labor Party (KTP) | 4,784 | 0.17 | −0.06 | - | - | |
| Pensioners' Party of Finland (SEP) | 3,974 | 0.14 | −0.25 | - | - | |
| Common Responsibility Party (YVP) | 1,706 | 0.06 | −0.04 | - | - | |
| Other * | 32,178 | 1.16 | - | 1 | - | |
| total | 2,780,921 | 100.00 | 200 | |||
| Valid votes | 2,780,921 | 99.19 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 22,681 | 0.81 | ||||
| voter turnout | 2,803,602 | 68.58 | ||||
| Eligible voters | 4,088,358 | 100.00 | ||||
| Source: | ||||||
| Notes: * 6,038 votes for the Liberals for Åland (Åland mandate) |
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After the election
Paavo Lipponen (Social Democratic Party) succeeded Prime Minister Esko Aho (Center Party).
- Cabinet Lipponen I - Paavo Lipponen (Social Democratic Party) - Government made up of the Social Democratic Party, National Collection Party, Swedish People's Party, Left Alliance, Green Bund (April 13, 1995 to 1999)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Official result of parliamentary elections 1995 yle.fi (Finnish)
- ↑ a b Valtiolliset ja kunnalliset vaalit, 1951–2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. stat.fi , Excel file
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