Presidential election in Finland 1925

Lauri Kristian Relander

The presidential election in Finland in 1925 was the second election for the presidency in Finland.

On January 15 and 16, 1925, the elections to the Electoral Committee took place. The president was eventually elected by 300 electors. The Landbund candidate Lauri Kristian Relander prevailed in three ballots.

Elections to the electoral committee

1925 Presidential Election - Electoral Committee
Political party	percent	be right	electors
Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP) Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti	26.55	165 091	79
National Collection Party Kansallinen Kokoomuspuolue Samlingspartiet	22.71	141 240	68
Landbund Maalaisliitto (ML) Agrarförbundet	19.93	123 932	69
Swedish People's Party Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue (RKP) Svenska Folkpartiet (SFP)	12.61	78 422	35
National Progressive Party Kansallinen Edistyspuolue Framstegspartiet	11.45	71 199	33
Socialist workers 'and small farmers' electoral union Sosialistinen Työvänen ja Pienviljelijöiden Vaaliliitto (STPV)	6.63	41 218	16
other	0.13	822
total	100	621 919	300

Election result

1925 presidential election
Political party	electors	candidate	1st ballot	2nd ballot	3rd ballot
			be right	be right	be right
Landbund Maalaisliitto (ML) Agrarförbundet	69	Lauri Kristian Relander	69	97	172
National Progressive Party Kansallinen Edistyspuolue Framstegspartiet	33	Risto Ryti	33	104	109
National Collection Party Kansallinen Kokoomuspuolue Samlingspartiet	68	Hugo Suolahti	68	80	-
Socialist workers 'and small farmers' electoral union Sosialistinen Työvänen ja Pienviljelijöiden Vaaliliitto (STPV)	16	Matti Väisänen	16	16	-
Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP) Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti	79	Väinö Tanner	78	2	-
		Väinö Voionmaa	1	-	-
Swedish People's Party Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue (RKP) Svenska Folkpartiet (SFP)	35	Karl Söderholm	35	-	-
invalid			-	1	19th
total	300		300	300	300