Finland 1936 parliamentary election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Finland won 83 of 200 seats with 38.6% of the vote; 62.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Finland
- Held
Result
- Social Democratic Party of Finland83
- Centre Party53
- Swedish People's Party of Finland21
- National Coalition Party20
- Patriotic People's Movement14
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party7
- People's Party1
- Small Farmers' Party of Finland1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | 83 | 38.6 | 452,751 |
| Centre Party | 53 | 22.4 | 262,917 |
| Swedish People's Party of Finland | 21 | 11.2 | 131,440 |
| National Coalition Party | 20 | 10.4 | 121,619 |
| Patriotic People's Movement | 14 | 8.3 | 97,891 |
| National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party | 7 | 6.3 | 73,654 |
| Small Farmers' Party of Finland | 1 | 2.0 | 23,159 |
| People's Party | 1 | 0.6 | 7,449 |
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Finland 452,751
- Centre Party 262,917
- Swedish People's Party of Finland 131,440
- National Coalition Party 121,619
- Patriotic People's Movement 97,891
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 73,654
- Small Farmers' Party of Finland 23,159
- People's Party 7,449
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
Share of the vote
Turnout
62.9% of the 1,872,908 registered voters cast a ballot (1,178,412 ballots). 1,173,382 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Social Democratic Party of Finland38.6% of votes41.5% of seats
- Centre Party22.4% of votes26.5% of seats
- Swedish People's Party of Finland11.2% of votes10.5% of seats
- National Coalition Party10.4% of votes10.0% of seats
- Patriotic People's Movement8.3% of votes7.0% of seats
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party6.3% of votes3.5% of seats
- Small Farmers' Party of Finland2.0% of votes0.5% of seats
- People's Party0.6% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.3 by votes and 3.7 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Finland led Centre Party by 16.2 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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