Finnish presidential election, 1950
Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1950, the first time the public had been involved in a presidential election since 1937 as three non-public elections had taken place in 1940, 1943 and 1946. On 16 and 17 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college.[1] They in turn elected the President. The result was a victory for Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who won in the first round.[2] Voter turnout in the public stage was 63.8%.[3]
Results
Public vote
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| National Coalition Party |
360,789 |
22.9 |
68 |
| Social Democratic Party |
343,828 |
21.8 |
64 |
| Candidature of Mauno Pekkala |
338,035 |
21.4 |
67 |
| Candidature of Urho Kekkonen |
309,060 |
19.6 |
62 |
| Swedish People's Party |
139,318 |
8.8 |
24 |
| National Progressive Party |
84,956 |
5.4 |
15 |
| Others |
1,057 |
0.1 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
8,792 |
– |
– |
| Total |
1,585,835 |
100 |
300 |
| Source: Nohln & Stöver |
Electoral college
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 ISBN 9873832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p629
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p623