Finland 1975 parliamentary election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Finland won 54 of 200 seats with 24.9% of the vote; 73.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 7.6 points on 1972.
- Finland
- Held
Result
- Social Democratic Party of Finland54
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance40
- Centre Party39
- National Coalition Party35
- Christian Democrats9
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party9
- Swedish People's Party of Finland9
- Finnish Party / True Finns2
- Constitutional Right Party1
- Finnish People's Unity Party1
- Åland Coalition1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | 54 | −1 | 24.9 | −0.9 | 683,590 |
| Democratic Union / Left Alliance | 40 | +3 | 18.9 | +1.9 | 519,483 |
| National Coalition Party | 35 | +1 | 18.4 | +0.8 | 505,145 |
| Centre Party | 39 | +4 | 17.6 | +1.2 | 484,772 |
| Swedish People's Party of Finland | 9 | 0 | 4.7 | −0.4 | 128,211 |
| National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party | 9 | +2 | 4.3 | −0.9 | 119,534 |
| Finnish Party / True Finns | 2 | −16 | 3.6 | −5.6 | 98,815 |
| Christian Democrats | 9 | +5 | 3.3 | +0.8 | 90,599 |
| Finnish People's Unity Party | 1 | 1.7 | 45,402 | ||
| Constitutional Right Party | 1 | 1.6 | 43,344 | ||
| Åland Coalition | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9,482 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.3 | 9,457 |
± is the change against the Finland 1972 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Finland 683,590
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance 519,483
- National Coalition Party 505,145
- Centre Party 484,772
- Swedish People's Party of Finland 128,211
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 119,534
- Finnish Party / True Finns 98,815
- Christian Democrats 90,599
- Finnish People's Unity Party 45,402
- Constitutional Right Party 43,344
- Åland Coalition 9,482
- Largest party without seats 9,457
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
73.8% of the 3,741,460 registered voters cast a ballot (2,761,223 ballots), down 7.6 points on 1972. 2,749,818 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1945. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Social Democratic Party of Finland24.9% of votes27.0% of seats
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance18.9% of votes20.0% of seats
- Centre Party17.6% of votes19.5% of seats
- National Coalition Party18.4% of votes17.5% of seats
- Swedish People's Party of Finland4.7% of votes4.5% of seats
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party4.3% of votes4.5% of seats
- Christian Democrats3.3% of votes4.5% of seats
- Finnish Party / True Finns3.6% of votes1.0% of seats
- Finnish People's Unity Party1.7% of votes0.5% of seats
- Constitutional Right Party1.6% of votes0.5% of seats
- Åland Coalition0.3% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.9 by votes and 5.3 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Finland led Democratic Union / Left Alliance 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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