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Finland Finland's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
SDP
26.2 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
7
±0 compared to 1951
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Final Official Results of Finland's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share. Results of Finland's Parliamentary Election Held on 8 March 1954

SDP
26.2
KESK
24.1
SKDL
21.6
KOK
12.8
L
7.9
SFP
6.8
Vl
0.3
AS
0.2
Other
0.1
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 51.0% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Finland's Parliamentary Election

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Finland's Post-Election Coalitions: Mapping Paths to a Parliamentary Majority

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Parties

Select parties to test coalitions.

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Who Governed Finland After the Election

Election Day 08/03/1954 Government formation 58 days Torngren 05/05/1954 – 20/10/1954 Kekkonen V 20/10/1954 – 03/03/1956 Fagerholm II 03/03/1956 – 27/05/1957 Sukselainen I 27/05/1957 – 02/09/1957 Sukselainen II 02/09/1957 – 29/08/1958 Fieandt Caretaker Kuuskoski Caretaker

Torngren

 5 May 1954 – 20 October 1954 · 5 months 15 days
119 of 200 seats

Kekkonen V

 20 October 1954 – 3 March 1956 · 1 year 4 months
107 of 200 seats

Fagerholm II

 3 March 1956 – 27 May 1957 · 1 year 2 months
132 of 200 seats

Sukselainen I

 27 May 1957 – 2 September 1957 · 3 months 6 days
78 of 200 seats

Sukselainen II

 2 September 1957 – 29 August 1958 · 11 months 27 days
66 of 200 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Left SDP 26.2 % – 54 –
Center Suomen Keskusta 24.1 % – 53 –
Far-Left Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto 21.6 % – 43 –
Centre-Right Kokoomus 12.8 % – 24 –
Liberal Liberaalinen kansanpuolue 7.9 % – 13 –
Liberal Svenska folkpartiet 6.8 % – 12 –
Liberal Vapaamielisten Liitto 0.3 % – 0 –
Regional Åländsk Samling 0.2 % – 1 –
Unknown Other Parties 0.1 % – 0 –

Key Contenders: Parties in Finland's Parliamentary Election

Political Alignment
Conservative
Social
Market
Progressive
SDP Social Democratic Suomen Keskusta Agrarian Parties Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto Left Kokoomus Conservative Liberaalinen kansanpuolue Liberal Svenska folkpartiet Liberal Vapaamielisten Liitto Liberal Åländsk Samling Centre-Right Show all parties
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Finland's Parliamentary Election: A Historical Comparison

1954
1951
1948
1954: SDP 26.2%, KESK 24.1%, SKDL 21.6%, KOK 12.8%, L 7.9%, SFP 6.8%. 1951: SDP 26.5%, KESK 23.3%, SKDL 21.6%, KOK 14.6%, L 5.7%, SFP 7.3%. 1948: SDP 26.3%, KESK 24.2%, SKDL 20.0%, KOK 17.0%, L 3.9%, SFP 7.3%
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