Finnish presidential election, 1994
Finnish presidential election, 1994
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Presidential elections were held in Finland on 16 January 1994, with a second round on 6 February.[1] It was the first time the President had been solely elected by a popular vote and saw Martti Ahtisaari defeat Elisabeth Rehn in the second round. Voter turnout was 78.4% in the first round and 78.7% in the second.[2]
Results
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Martti Ahtisaari |
Social Democratic Party |
828,038 |
25.9 |
1,722,313 |
53.9 |
| Elisabeth Rehn |
Swedish People's Party |
702,211 |
22.0 |
1,475,856 |
46.1 |
| Paavo Väyrynen |
Centre Party |
623,415 |
19.5 |
– |
– |
| Raimo Ilaskivi |
National Coalition Party |
485,035 |
15.2 |
– |
– |
| Keijo Korhonen |
Independent |
186,936 |
5.8 |
– |
– |
| Claes Andersson |
Left Alliance |
122,820 |
3.8 |
– |
– |
| Veltto Virtanen |
Independent |
95,650 |
3.0 |
– |
– |
| Eeva Kuuskoski |
Independent |
82,453 |
2.6 |
– |
– |
| Toimi Kankaanniemi |
Christian Democrats |
31,453 |
1.0 |
– |
– |
| Sulo Aittoniemi |
Finnish Rural Party |
30,622 |
1.0 |
– |
– |
| Pekka Tiainen |
Communist Party of Finland |
7,320 |
0.2 |
– |
– |
| Invalid/blank votes |
8,578 |
– |
14,982 |
– |
| Total |
3,204,531 |
100 |
3,214,761 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 ISBN 9873832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p632