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Helsinki (constituency)

Helsinki is a Finnish constituency represented in the Eduskunta. It covers the administrative area of the city of Helsinki, with a population of 591,306 (as of 2011). Helsinki elects 22 members to the Eduskunta.

The constituency has an urban profile, as it includes the city center of Helsinki and its eastern, mainly working-class suburbs. It does not include most of the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which falls instead under the constituency of Uusimaa. The largest party by votes in the 2019 election was the Green League, although it shared the lead by seats with the National Coalition Party.[1]

Members of parliament

2015–2019

National Coalition Party

Green League

Social Democratic Party of Finland

Finns

  • Sampo Terho (2015–2017)
  • Tom Packalén
  • Mika Raatikainen

Left Alliance

  • Paavo Arhinmäki
  • Silvia Modig

Centre Party

Swedish People's Party

Blue Reform

  • Sampo Terho (2017–2019)

2019–2023

National Coalition Party

Green League

Social Democratic Party of Finland

Finns

  • Jussi Halla-aho
  • Mari Rantanen
  • Tom Packalén

Left Alliance

  • Paavo Arhinmäki
  • Veronika Honkasalo
  • Mai Kivelä

Swedish People's Party

  • Eva Biaudet

Electoral results

Finnish parliamentary election, 2011
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
National Coalition 6 -2 28.6 27.3 94 957 -2.7%
Social Democratic 4 -1 19.0 17.5 60 921 -3.8%
Green League 4 -1 19.0 16.7 58 032 -3.4%
Finns 3 +3 14.3 13.0 45 266 +10.1%
Left Alliance 2 +1 9.5 10.4 36 332 +3.6%
Swedish People's 1 0 4.8 5.8 20 007 -0.2%
Centre 1 0 4.8 4.5 15 672 -2.4%
other groups 0 0 0.0 4.8 16 698 n/a
Finnish parliamentary election, 2015[2]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
National Coalition 6 0 27.3 26.0 93 392 -1.3%
Green League 5 +1 22.3 18.8 67 806 +2.2%
Social Democratic 4 0 18.2 15.5 55 874 -2.0%
Finns 3 0 13.6 11.3 40 583 -1.7%
Left Alliance 2 0 9.1 9.8 35 435 -0.6%
Centre 1 0 4.5 7.2 25 947 +2.7%
Swedish People's 1 0 4.5 6.8 24 645 1.1%
other groups 0 0 0.0 4.5 16 193 n/a
Finnish parliamentary election, 2019[3]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
Green League 6 +1 28.3 23.5 90 662 +4.7%
National Coalition 6 0 28.3 21.8 84 141 -4.1%
Social Democratic 3 -1 13.6 13.6 52 393 -1.9%
Finns 3 0 13.6 12.3 47 276 +1.0%
Left Alliance 3 +1 13.6 11.1 42 899 +1.3%
Swedish People's 1 0 4.8 4.5 20 348 -1.6%
Centre 0 -1 0.0 2.9 11 015 -4.4%
other groups 0 0 0.0 9.5 36 826 n/a

References

  1. ^ "Helsingissä vihreät kiilasi suurimmaksi puolueeksi – Perussuomalaisten Halla-aho äänikuningas". Yle. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Electoral district of Helsinki: Party results". Ministry of Justice. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Electoral district of Helsinki: Party results". Ministry of Justice. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

See also

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