Kymi is an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative regions of South Karelia and Kymenlaakso in south-eastern Finland, with a combined population of about 322,000 (as of 2002[update]). Kymi currently elects 12 members of the Eduskunta.
The constituency is largely urban and traditionally working-class. The largest party in the 2003 election was the Social Democratic Party of Finland.
Finnish parliamentary election, 2003 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |||
Social Democrats | 5 | 0 | 41.7 | 34.8 | 59,567 | +1.6% | |||
Centre Party | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 25.8 | 44,127 | +3.2% | |||
National Coalition Party | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 20.4 | 34,912 | -4.4% | |||
Left Alliance | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 11,954 | +0.7% | |||
Christian Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 9,438 | +0.1% | |||
Green League | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7,767 | -0.9% | |||
other groups | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3,568 | n/a |