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Finland 1988 Presidential
Election
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Date of Election
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February
1, 1988
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Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
(Electoral College)*
|
| Length
of Term |
6
years
|
|
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Number
of Electoral College Votes #
|
Percentage
of Popular Vote #
|
| Mauno
Koivisto (SSDP - Finnish Social Democratic Party) |
144
|
47.92%
|
| Paavo
Vayrynen (KP - Center Party) |
68
|
20.15%
|
| Harri
Holkeri (Kok - National Coalition) |
63
|
18.06%
|
| Kalevi
Kivisto (SKP - Finnish Communist Party) |
26
|
10.45%
|
| Jouko
Kajanoja (Deva - Democratic Alternative ) |
-
|
1.41%
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* Formally elected
by an Electoral College on February 15, 1988.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1989, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1989.
# Source: Keesing's Record of World Events Vol 34 (1988): 35853.
| Population
Size |
4
946 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
4
036 169
|
|
Total Votes
|
3
141 360
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
77.8%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
3.9%
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Source: Voter
Turnout: Finland. [Internet]. International IDEA. 31 October 2001.
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