Kymi (electoral district)

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). 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.

Current members of parliament 2007–

Old election results

Finnish parliamentary election, 2003
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

See also