Friday, November 25, 2016

Election in Finland

Description of election in Finland........

On national level Finland elects a head of state — the President of the Republic — and a legislature. The president is elected for a six-year term by direct popular vote. The Parliament (in Finnish eduskunta, in Swedish riksdagen) has 200 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies. 

Finland has a multi-party system, with three traditionally strong parties (Social Democrats, Center, National Coalition), in which one party does not often have a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.In addition to the presidential and parliamentary elections, there are European Parliament elections every five years, and local municipal elections every four years. 

Municipal elections are held separately in the Municipalities of Åland at the same time as the election of the Parliament of Åland.The president is elected by popular vote for a six-year term. An election was last held January 22, 2012 (second round on February 5, 2012). See Finnish presidential election, 2012.
    
Population (as of July 1, 2013)=5,266,114
   
Elections in our database=10
    
Registered Voters (as of Jan. 1, 2012)=4,159,857
   
Average Turnout=70.97%

Election For    Date               Votes            Registered    Turn
                                                                   Voters            Out
President        2012-02-05     2,904,886     4,159,857     69.83%
President        2012-01-22     3,070,429     4,159,857     73.81%
Parliament     2011-04-17     2,931,817     4,159,857     70.48%
Parliament     2007-03-18     2,790,752     4,083,549     68.34%
President        2006-01-29     3,163,667     4,272,537     74.05%
President        2006-01-15     3,025,606     4,272,537     70.82%
Parliament     2003-03-16     2,815,700     4,220,951     66.71%
President        2000-02-06     3,201,713     4,167,204     76.83%
President        2000-01-16     3,068,150     4,172,740     73.53%
Parliament     1999-03-21     2,710,095     4,152,430     65.27% 

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