Presidential election in Finland 1919
The presidential election in Finland in 1919 was the first election for president in Finland.
In contrast to later elections, the president was elected by parliament in 1919. Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg , member of the National Progressive Party, received an absolute majority in the first ballot. Ståhlberg was also supported by the Landbund and the Social Democrats, who prevent the election of the conservative-supported Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim .
Election result
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| Political party | candidate | 1st ballot | ||||||
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National Progressive Party Kansallinen Edistyspuolue Framstegspartiet |
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg | 143 | ||||||
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National Collection Party Kansallinen Kokoomuspuolue Samlingspartiet Swedish People's Party Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP) Svenska Folkpartiet (SFP) |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim | 50 | ||||||
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Landbund Maalaisliitto (ML) Agrarförbundet |
Lauri Kristian Relander | 1 | ||||||
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Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP) Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti |
Väinö Tanner | 1 | ||||||
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