Finland 1966 parliamentary election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Finland won 55 of 200 seats with 27.2% of the vote; 84.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.2 points on 1962.
- Finland
- Held
Result
- Social Democratic Party of Finland55
- Centre Party49
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance41
- National Coalition Party26
- Swedish People's Party of Finland11
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party9
- Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders7
- Finnish Party / True Finns1
- Åland Coalition1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | 55 | +17 | 27.2 | +7.7 | 645,339 |
| Centre Party | 49 | −4 | 21.2 | −1.8 | 503,047 |
| Democratic Union / Left Alliance | 41 | −6 | 21.2 | −0.8 | 502,374 |
| National Coalition Party | 26 | −6 | 13.8 | −1.2 | 326,928 |
| National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party | 9 | −4 | 6.5 | +0.2 | 153,259 |
| Swedish People's Party of Finland | 11 | −2 | 5.7 | −0.4 | 134,831 |
| Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders | 7 | +5 | 2.6 | −1.8 | 61,274 |
| Finnish Party / True Finns | 1 | +1 | 1.0 | −1.2 | 24,351 |
| Christian Democrats | 0 | 0.5 | 10,646 | ||
| Åland Coalition | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7,118 |
± is the change against the Finland 1962 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Finland 645,339
- Centre Party 503,047
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance 502,374
- National Coalition Party 326,928
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 153,259
- Swedish People's Party of Finland 134,831
- Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders 61,274
- Finnish Party / True Finns 24,351
- Christian Democrats 10,646
- Åland Coalition 7,118
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.
Share of the vote
Turnout
84.9% of the 2,800,461 registered voters cast a ballot (2,378,583 ballots), down 0.2 points on 1962. 2,370,046 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Social Democratic Party of Finland27.2% of votes27.5% of seats
- Centre Party21.2% of votes24.5% of seats
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance21.2% of votes20.5% of seats
- National Coalition Party13.8% of votes13.0% of seats
- Swedish People's Party of Finland5.7% of votes5.5% of seats
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party6.5% of votes4.5% of seats
- Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders2.6% of votes3.5% of seats
- Finnish Party / True Finns1.0% of votes0.5% of seats
- Åland Coalition0.3% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.2 by votes and 5.0 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Finland led Centre Party by 6.0 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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