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Finland 1983 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Parliament
|
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Dates of
Election
|
March
20-21, 1983
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
200
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
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Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Finnish
Social Democratic Party (SSDP) |
57
|
26.7%
|
| National
Coalition Party |
44
|
22.1%
|
| Center
Party (KP) |
38
|
17.6%
|
| Finnish
People's Democratic League (SKDL) |
26
|
14.0%
|
|
Finnish Rural Party (SMP) |
17
|
9.7%
|
| Swedish
People's Party (SFP) |
10
|
4.9%
|
|
Finnish Christian League (SKL) |
3
|
3.0%
|
| Green
Association |
2
|
1.4%
|
| Others |
3
|
0.4%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1984-85, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1985.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
4
856 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
3
951 932
|
|
Total Votes
|
2
992 970
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
75.7%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.4%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Finland. [Internet]. International IDEA. 22 October 2001.
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