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Finland 1987 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Parliament
|
|
Date of Election
|
March
16, 1987
|
|
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) |
56
|
24.1%
|
| National
Coalition (KK) |
53
|
23.1%
|
| Center
Party (KP) |
40
|
17.6%
|
| Finnish
People's Democratic League (SKDL) |
16
|
9.4%
|
| Swedish
People's Party
(RKP/SFP) |
13
|
5.6%
|
|
Finnish Rural Party (SMP) |
9
|
6.3%
|
|
Finnish Christian League (SKL) |
5
|
2.6%
|
| Democratic
Alternative (Dera) |
4
|
4.2%
|
| Green
Association |
4
|
4.0%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1989, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1989.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
4
932 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
4
018 248
|
|
Total Votes
|
2
895 488
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
72.1%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.5%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Finland. [Internet]. International IDEA. 22 October 2001.
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