Number and percentage of votes cast for the parties in the Municipal elections in 1968 - 2008
Number and percentage of votes cast for the parties in the Municipal elections in 1968 - 2008
Party | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
Coalition Pty |
364 428 |
451 484 |
561 121 |
628 950 |
619 264 |
601 468 |
507 574 |
514 432 |
463 493 |
521 412 |
597 727 |
% |
16,1 |
18,1 |
20,9 |
22,9 |
23,0 |
22,9 |
19,1 |
21,6 |
20,8 |
21,8 |
23,4 |
Soc.Dem. Pty |
540 450 |
676 387 |
665 632 |
699 280 |
666 218 |
663 692 |
721 310 |
583 623 |
511 370 |
575 822 |
541 187 |
% |
23,9 |
27,1 |
24,8 |
25,5 |
24,7 |
25,2 |
27,1 |
24,5 |
23,0 |
24,1 |
21,2 |
Centre Pty 1) |
428 841 |
449 908 |
494 423 |
513 362 |
545 034 |
554 924 |
511 954 |
518 682 |
528 319 |
543 885 |
512 220 |
% |
18,9 |
18,0 |
18,4 |
18,7 |
20,2 |
21,1 |
19,2 |
21,8 |
23,8 |
22,8 |
20,1 |
Greens 2) 3) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
76 441 |
61 581 |
184 787 |
149 334 |
171 707 |
175 933 |
227 999 |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,8 |
2,3 |
6,9 |
6,3 |
7,7 |
7,4 |
8,9 |
Left Alliance 4) |
382 882 |
437 130 |
494 920 |
456 177 |
354 582 |
332 686 |
310 757 |
246 597 |
219 671 |
228 358 |
223 673 |
% |
16,9 |
17,5 |
18,5 |
16,6 |
13,1 |
12,6 |
11,7 |
10,4 |
9,9 |
9,6 |
8,8 |
True Finns 5) |
165 139 |
125 061 |
56 091 |
83 265 |
142 474 |
95 258 |
64 880 |
21 999 |
14 712 |
21 417 |
137 497 |
% |
7,3 |
5,0 |
2,1 |
3,0 |
5,3 |
3,6 |
2,4 |
0,9 |
0,7 |
0,9 |
5,4 |
Swedish People's Pty | 126 902 |
130 136 |
126 189 |
128 308 |
137 837 |
139 209 |
133 633 |
129 518 |
113 170 |
124 011 |
119 896 |
% |
5,6 |
5,2 |
4,7 |
4,7 |
5,1 |
5,3 |
5,0 |
5,4 |
5,1 |
5,2 |
4,7 |
Christian Democrats 6) | - |
49 877 |
85 792 |
100 800 |
80 455 |
71 614 |
84 481 |
75 494 |
95 009 |
94 666 |
106 639 |
% |
- |
2,0 |
3,2 |
3,7 |
3,0 |
2,7 |
3,2 |
3,2 |
4,3 |
4,0 |
4,2 |
Communist Pty |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 460 |
12 844 |
13 986 |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,5 |
0,5 |
0,5 |
Finnish Senior Citizens' Pty 7) | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 903 |
2 033 |
1 428 |
1 242 |
2 618 |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,2 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
Independence Pty 8) | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 364 |
665 |
1 228 |
1 482 |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,1 |
0,0 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
Communist Worker's Pty | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 828 |
4 483 |
2 314 |
1 248 |
1 063 |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,2 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
0,0 |
For the Poor |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
799 |
1 059 |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,0 |
0,0 |
Finnish Workers' Pty 9) | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
400 |
2 257 |
711 |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,0 |
0,1 |
0,0 |
Liberals 10) 11) |
123 793 |
129 736 |
127 750 |
88 086 |
.. |
29 339 |
26 334 |
8 766 |
- |
1 016 |
- |
% |
5,5 |
5,2 |
4,8 |
3,2 |
.. |
1,1 |
1,0 |
0,4 |
- |
0,0 |
- |
Finnish People's Blue-whites | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 173 |
- |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,1 |
- |
Finland-Fatherland | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
337 |
- |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,0 |
- |
Joint Responsibility Pty | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
45 |
- |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,0 |
- |
SEP |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 295 |
2 679 |
2 417 |
- |
- |
- |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,3 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
- |
- |
- |
KIPU 12) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 494 |
677 |
874 |
11 |
- |
- |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,1 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
- |
- |
REM |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 119 |
- |
- |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,1 |
- |
- |
NUORS |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31 429 |
- |
- |
- |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,3 |
- |
- |
- |
LLP |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 217 |
- |
- |
- |
% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0,1 |
- |
- |
- |
Others |
132 419 |
50 721 |
70 326 |
43 657 |
74 977 |
71 555 |
105 058 |
85 490 |
89 276 |
78 437 |
61 478 |
% |
5,9 |
2,0 |
2,7 |
1,6 |
2,8 |
2,7 |
3,9 |
3,6 |
4,0 |
3,3 |
2,4 |
Total |
2 264 854 |
2 500 440 |
2 682 244 |
2 741 885 |
2 697 282 |
2 630 115 |
2 663 855 |
2 377 752 |
2 224 124 |
2 388 130 |
2 549 235 |
% |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
1) In 1984 with the Liberal Party
2) Year 1984 The Green Voter's Associations
3) Year 1988 The Green League and the Green Voter's
Associations
4) Years 1968-1988 The Finnish People's Democratic League and incl.
The Democratic Alternative in 1988
5) until 1992 the Finnish Rural Party
6) up 2000 SKL (Christian League of Finland)
7) up 2004 EKA (Pensioners for the People)
8) up 2004 VSL (Independence Party League for Free Finland)
9) up 2004 VEV (Alternative Union)
10) 1968-1996 Liberal Party
11) In 1984 with the Centre Party
12) In 1988 GREENS and in 1992-1996 EKO (the Ecological Party)
Election result updated with the result of the re-elections held in Karkkila, Kauniainen and Vihti on 6 September 2009.
Last updated 3.12.2009
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Kunnallisvaalit [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-1092. 2008,
Number and percentage of votes cast for the parties in the Municipal elections in 1968 - 2008
. Helsinki: Tilastokeskus [referred: 15.11.2024].
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