Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 19 March 1995. [1]
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.
The previous centre-right, non-socialist cabinet fell as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) made strong gains and achieved the best result of any party since World War II, winning 63 of the 200 seats in the Eduskunta. The main reason for the defeat of the Centre Party-led coalition was its unpopular austerity program and lingering effects of the early 1990s recession.
Centre-right politics or center-right politics, also referred to as moderate-right politics, are politics that lean to the right of the left–right political spectrum, but are closer to the centre than other right-wing politics. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and mercantilism, as well as moving towards the bourgeoisie and capitalism. This general economic shift towards capitalism affected centre-right movements such as the British Conservative Party, that responded by becoming supportive of capitalism.
The Social Democratic Party of Finland, shortened to the Social Democrats, is a social-democratic political party in Finland. The party holds 35 seats in Finland's parliament. The party has set many fundamental policies of Finnish society during its representation in the Finnish Government. Founded in 1899, the SDP is Finland's oldest active political party. The SDP has a close relationship with Finland's largest trade union, SAK, and is a member of the Socialist International, the Party of European Socialists, and SAMAK.
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. A state of total war emerged, directly involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.
After the election, a five party "Rainbow Coalition" was formed, between the SDP, National Coalition Party, Left Alliance, Swedish People's Party and the Green League, with SDP leader Paavo Lipponen appointed Prime Minister.
The National Coalition Party is a centre-right political party in Finland considered to be liberal, conservative, and liberal-conservative. Founded in 1918, the National Coalition Party is one of the three largest parties in Finland, along with the Social Democratic Party and the Centre Party. The current party chair is Petteri Orpo, elected on 11 June 2016. The party self-statedly bases its politics on "freedom, responsibility and democracy, equal opportunities, education, supportiveness, tolerance and caring" and supports multiculturalism and gay rights. It is pro-NATO and pro-European as well as a member of the European People's Party (EPP).
The Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland.
The Swedish People's Party of Finland is a liberal-centrist political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finland. An ethnic catch-all party, the party's main election issue has been since its inception the Swedish-speaking Finns' right to their own language and to maintain the Swedish language's position in Finland. The party was in governmental position 1979–2015 with one or two seats in the government and collaborated with the centre-right as well as the centre-left in the Parliament of Finland. After the 2015 election SFP was left out of the government formed by the three largest parties.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Social Democratic Party | 785,637 | 28.3 | 63 | +15 | |
Centre Party | 552,003 | 19.8 | 44 | –11 | |
National Coalition Party | 497,624 | 17.9 | 39 | –1 | |
Left Alliance | 310,340 | 11.2 | 22 | +3 | |
Green League | 181,198 | 6.5 | 9 | –1 | |
Swedish People's Party | 142,874 | 5.1 | 11 | 0 | |
Finnish Christian League | 82,311 | 3.0 | 7 | –1 | |
Young Finns | 78,066 | 2.8 | 2 | New | |
Finnish Rural Party | 36,185 | 1.3 | 1 | –6 | |
Alliance for Free Finland | 28,067 | 1.0 | 0 | New | |
Liberal People's Party | 16,247 | 0.6 | 0 | –1 | |
Åland Coalition | 9,905 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | |
Women's Party | 7,919 | 0.3 | 0 | New | |
Ecological Party the Greens | 7,865 | 0.3 | 1 | New | |
Natural Law Party | 6,819 | 0.2 | 0 | New | |
Pensioners for People | 5,124 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | |
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism | 4,784 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | |
Pensioners' Party | 3,974 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Joint Responsibility Party | 1,706 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Others | 11,797 | 0.4 | 0 | – | |
Invalid/blank votes | 22,681 | – | – | – | |
Total | 2,803,602 | 100 | 200 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,088,358 | 68.6 | – | – | |
Source: Tilastokeskus [2] |
Province | Social Democratic Party | Centre Party | National Coalition Party | Left Alliance | Green League | Swedish People's Party | Christian League | Young Finns | Rural Party | Alliance for Free Finland | Liberal People's Party | Electorate | Votes | Valid votes | Invalid votes |
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Southern Savonia | 31,890 | 26,559 | 13,841 | 3,082 | 4,899 | 0 | 4,157 | 1,076 | 3,753 | 1,300 | 123 | 135,397 | 92,275 | 91,384 | 891 |
Northern Savonia | 32,905 | 42,915 | 16,674 | 21,203 | 7,369 | 0 | 4,364 | 2,474 | 2,877 | 1,629 | 274 | 199,660 | 134,227 | 133,259 | 968 |
North Karelia | 36,839 | 25,251 | 11,714 | 5,065 | 4,134 | 0 | 6,226 | 708 | 1,868 | 717 | 224 | 135,731 | 94,191 | 93,539 | 652 |
Kainuu | 6,724 | 16,366 | 4,935 | 12,709 | 2,109 | 0 | 1,084 | 471 | 388 | 1,614 | 1,031 | 72,939 | 48,598 | 48,118 | 480 |
Uusimaa | 192,889 | 36,779 | 143,737 | 61,533 | 72,789 | 64,218 | 12,067 | 37,658 | 2,949 | 7,497 | 2,084 | 909,997 | 658,294 | 652,716 | 5,578 |
Eastern Uusimaa | 14,097 | 3,954 | 4,814 | 2,649 | 2,299 | 15,507 | 536 | 1,132 | 193 | 320 | 51 | 65,300 | 47,086 | 46,697 | 389 |
Southwest Finland | 67,865 | 36,880 | 57,235 | 32,634 | 14,320 | 11,017 | 4,559 | 10,665 | 2,624 | 2,290 | 487 | 334,154 | 247,761 | 245,994 | 1,767 |
Tavastia Proper | 33,434 | 15,617 | 22,893 | 8,229 | 5,696 | 0 | 3,655 | 1,317 | 423 | 505 | 85 | 127,549 | 94,859 | 93,925 | 934 |
Päijänne Tavastia | 33,601 | 13,274 | 29,766 | 9,873 | 5,725 | 109 | 4,853 | 2,400 | 1,633 | 1,016 | 468 | 153,856 | 104,974 | 104,040 | 934 |
Kymenlaakso | 43,682 | 15,851 | 23,889 | 9,442 | 7,111 | 0 | 3,352 | 1,290 | 229 | 953 | 262 | 152,169 | 108,372 | 107,559 | 813 |
South Karelia | 27,828 | 18,919 | 15,752 | 2,681 | 5,190 | 0 | 2,455 | 1,164 | 579 | 653 | 784 | 110,296 | 77,004 | 76,357 | 647 |
Central Finland | 43,916 | 35,886 | 18,467 | 17,947 | 8,427 | 0 | 9,724 | 2,361 | 943 | 1,212 | 475 | 197,959 | 141,369 | 140,306 | 1,063 |
Southern Ostrobothnia | 18,168 | 57,084 | 19,671 | 4,940 | 3,419 | 254 | 3,359 | 924 | 5,762 | 544 | 113 | 152,617 | 115,865 | 115,171 | 694 |
Ostrobothnia | 19,876 | 9,966 | 6,765 | 7,407 | 1,965 | 47,267 | 2,892 | 823 | 677 | 476 | 533 | 131,511 | 99,754 | 99,100 | 654 |
Satakunta | 46,996 | 29,443 | 26,692 | 21,057 | 4,395 | 1 | 4,700 | 1,111 | 3,091 | 604 | 929 | 191,292 | 142,330 | 141,164 | 1,166 |
Pirkanmaa | 73,178 | 33,646 | 48,750 | 33,277 | 15,790 | 0 | 6,392 | 5,613 | 3,395 | 2,278 | 3,399 | 333,840 | 242,226 | 240,209 | 2,017 |
Central Ostrobothnia | 7,429 | 17,106 | 2,539 | 2,549 | 1,184 | 2,862 | 3,533 | 841 | 1,288 | 320 | 99 | 53,280 | 40,414 | 40,080 | 334 |
Northern Ostrobothniaa | 30,798 | 72,673 | 17,314 | 24,898 | 11,008 | 0 | 2,547 | 4,547 | 2,384 | 3,487 | 4,471 | 254,316 | 182,207 | 180,758 | 1,449 |
Lapland | 20,333 | 42,590 | 9,779 | 27,675 | 2,558 | 0 | 1,545 | 1,165 | 995 | 537 | 265 | 151,860 | 109,448 | 108,397 | 1,051 |
Åland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,938 | 9,874 | 9,799 | |
Source: European Election Database |
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