1919 Finnish parliamentary election

1919 Finnish parliamentary election

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All 200 seats in the Parliament of Finland 101 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Väinö Tanner Santeri Alkio Hugo Suolahti Party SDP Agrarian National Coalition Last election 44.79%, 92 seats 12.38%, 26 seats – Seats won 80 42 26 Seat change 12 16 New Popular vote 365,046 189,297 151,018 Percentage 37.98% 19.70% 15.71% Swing 6.81pp 7.32pp New   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Oskari Mantere Eric von Rettig Party National Progressive RKP Last election – 10.90%, 21 seats Seats won 26 22 Seat change new 1 Popular vote 123,090 116,582 Percentage 12.81% 12.13% Swing new 1.23pp
Prime Minister before election Lauri Ingman National Coalition Prime Minister after election Kaarlo Castrén National Progressive

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Parliamentary elections were held in Finland between 1 and 3 March 1919.^[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest in Parliament with 80 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 67%.^[2]