Finland (European Parliament constituency)
| Finland | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
  Location among the 2014 constituencies | |
| Member state | Finland |
| Created | 1996 |
| MEPs |
16 (1996 - 1999) 14 (1999 - 2009) 13 (2009 - present) |
| Sources | |
In European elections, Finland is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by thirteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Finland.
2014 election
The 2014 European election was the eight election to the European Parliament. Finland's representation remained at 13 MEPs.
2009 election
The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament. The number of seats was decreased to thirteen.
MEPs 2009-2014
At the end of the Seventh European Parliament:
2004 election
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament.
Both the Finnish Social Democratic Party and the Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative National Coalition Party and the Greens.
| ← 1999 • 2004 • 2009 → | ||||||||
| National party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Coalition Party (KOK) | EPP | 393,084 | 23.71 | 1.56  |
4 / 14 |
0  | ||
| Centre Party (KESK) | ELDR | 386,174 | 23.37 | 2.07  |
4 / 14 |
0 | ||
| Social Democratic Party (SDP) | PES | 350,057 | 21.16 | 3.30 |
3 / 14 |
0 | ||
| Green League (VIHR) + Independents | EGP | 172,668 | 10.43 | 3.00 |
1 / 14 |
1 | ||
| Left Alliance (V) | NGLA / PEL | 151,316 | 9.13 | 0.05 |
1 / 14 |
0 | ||
| Swedish People's Party (SFP) | ELDR | 94,326 | 5.70 | 1.07 |
1 / 14 |
0 | ||
| Christian Democrats (KD) | None | 70,845 | 4.28 | 1.89 |
0 / 14 |
1 | ||
| Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) | 37,151 | 2.21 | — | 0 / 14 |
0 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,656,584 | 99.38 | ||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 10,348 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Totals | 1,666,932 | 100.00 | — | 14 / 14 |
2 | |||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 4,227,987 | 39.43 | 9.29 |
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1999 election
The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament.
1996 election
This was the first European election in Finland.
References
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
- European Parliament elections Statistics Finland
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