Presidential election in Finland 1937
The presidential election in Finland in 1937 was the fourth election for the presidency in Finland.
Incumbent Pehr Evind Svinhufvud , who was supported by the political right, was defeated in the second ballot to the Landbund candidate Kyösti Kallio . Before that, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg had missed an absolute majority of one vote in the first ballot.
Elections to the electoral committee
The elections to the Electoral Committee took place on January 15 and 16, 1937. The turnout was 57.8%.
1937 Presidential Election - Electoral Committee | ||||||||
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Political party | candidate | percent | be right | electors | ||||
Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP) Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti |
not a candidate | 30.68 | 341 408 | 95 | ||||
National Collection Party Kansallinen Kokoomuspuolue Samlingspartiet |
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud | 21.62 | 240 602 | 63 | ||||
Patriotic People's Movement Isänmaallinen Kansanliike (IKL) Fosterländska Folkrörelsen |
8.12 | 90 378 | 23 | |||||
Supporter Pehr Evind Svinhufvuds | 29.75 | 330 980 | 86 | |||||
Landbund Maalaisliitto (ML) Agrarförbundet |
Kyösti Kallio | 16.60 | 184 668 | 56 | ||||
National Progressive Party Kansallinen Edistyspuolue Framstegspartiet |
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg | 11.09 | 123 355 | |||||
Small farmers' party of Finland Suomen Pienviljelijäin Puolue (SPP) |
1.25 | 13 882 | ||||||
Kansanpuolue People's Party |
0.42 | 4,659 | ||||||
Swedish left Ruotsalainen Vasemmisto (RV) Svensk Vänster (SV) |
0.97 | 10 743 | 2 | |||||
Supporter of Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg | 13.72 | 152 640 | 38 | |||||
Swedish People's Party Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue (RKP) Svenska Folkpartiet (SFP) |
not a candidate | 9.19 | 102 250 | 25th | ||||
other | 0.06 | 700 | ||||||
total | 100 | 1 112 646 | 300 |
Election result
1937 presidential election | ||||
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Political party | electors | candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot |
be right | be right | |||
Landbund Maalaisliitto (ML) Agrarförbundet |
56 | Kyösti Kallio | 56 | 177 |
National Collection Party Kansallinen Kokoomuspuolue Samlingspartiet Patriotic People's Movement Isänmaallinen Kansanliike (IKL) Fosterländska Folkrörelsen |
86 | Pehr Evind Svinhufvud | 94 | 104 |
National Progressive Party Kansallinen Edistyspuolue Framstegspartiet Finland's Small Farmers Party Suomen Pienviljelijäin Puolue (SPP) People's Party Kansanpuolue Swedish Left Ruotsalainen Vasemmisto (RV) Svensk Vänster (SV) |
38 | Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg | 150 | 19th |
Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP) Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti |
95 | not a candidate | - | - |
Swedish People's Party Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue (RKP) Svenska Folkpartiet (SFP) |
25th | not a candidate | - | - |
total | 300 | 300 | 300 |