Finnish parliamentary election, 1909

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 3 May 1909.

Grand Duchy of Finland predecessor state of modern Finland

The Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed between 1809 and 1917 as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party 337,68539.8984+1
Finnish Party 199,92023.6248–7
Young Finnish Party 122,77014.5029+3
Swedish People's Party 104,19112.3125+1
Agrarian League 56,9436.7313+3
Christian Workers' Union 23,2592.751–1
Others1,7030.200
Total846,4711002000
Valid votes846,47198.12
Invalid/blank votes6,2121.88
Total votes cast852,683100
Registered voters/turnout1,305,30565.32
Source: Mackie & Rose [1]
Popular vote
SDP
39.89%
SP
23.62%
NSP
14.50%
RKP
12.31%
ML
6.73%
KTL
2.75%
Others
0.20%
Parliament seats
SDP
42.00%
SP
24.00%
NSP
14.50%
RKP
12.50%
ML
6.50%
KTL
0.50%

References

  1. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p243 (vote figures)