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|
Finland 1975 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Parliament
|
|
Dates of
Election
|
September
21-22, 1975
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
200
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Finnish
Social Democratic Party (SSDP) |
54
|
24.9%
|
| Finnish
People's Democratic League (SKDL) |
40
|
18.9%
|
| Center
Party (KP) |
39
|
17.6%
|
| National
Coalition (KK) |
35
|
18.4%
|
| Swedish
People's Party (SFP) |
10
|
5.0%
|
| Liberal
People's Party (LKP) |
9
|
4.3%
|
|
Finnish Christian League (SKL) |
9
|
3.3%
|
|
Finnish Rural Party (SMP) |
2
|
3.6%
|
|
Finnish People's Unification Party (SKYP) |
1
|
1.7%
|
|
Finnish Constitutional People's Party (SPKP) |
1
|
1.6%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1979, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1979.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
4
711 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
3
741 460
|
|
Total Votes
|
2
761 223
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
73.8%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.4%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Finland. [Internet]. International IDEA. 22 October 2001.
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