Central Finland (constituency)

Central Finland (formerly Vaasa Province East) is a Finnish constituency represented in Eduskunta. It covers the administrative region of Central Finland, with a population of about 265,000 (as of 2002). Central Finland currently elects ten members of Eduskunta.

The constituency is largely rural, and the only major city in the area is Jyväskylä. The largest party in the 2011 election was the Centre Party.

Members of Parliament 2019–2023

[1]

Members of Parliament 2015–2019

[2]

Members of Parliament 2011–2015

[3]

Members of Parliament 2007–2011

Election results

Finnish parliamentary election, 2019[4]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Centre 3 -1 30.0 19.8 30,597 -7.1%
  Social Democratic 2 0 20.0 18.9 29,201 -0.1%
  Finns 2 0 20.0 18.0 27,851 -1.2%
  National Coalition 1 0 10.0 12.8 19,707 -0.3%
  Green League 1 0 0.0 11.4 17,639 +2.4%
  Left Alliance 1 +1 10.0 8.2 12,681 +1.5%
  Christian Democrat 0 0 0.0 5.7 8,774 +1.3%
  other groups 0 0 0.0 5.2 7,925 n/a
Finnish parliamentary election, 2007[5]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Centre 4 0 40.0 33.2 47,058 -1.7%
  Social Democratic 3 0 30.0 24.5 34,710 -1.0%
  National Coalition 1 0 10.0 14.8 21,008 +0.6%
  Left Alliance 1 0 10.0 7.4 10,561 -2.1%
  Christian Democrat 1 0 10.0 7.9 11,142 +0.5%
  Green League 0 0 0.0 7.0 9,859 +0.5%
  Finns 0 0 0.0 2.6 3,616 +2.2%
  other groups 0 0 0.0 2.6 3,849 n/a
Finnish parliamentary election, 2003
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Centre 4 0 40.0 34.9 48,532 +4.3%
  Social Democratic 3 0 30.0 25.5 35,480 +0.7%
  National Coalition 1 0 10.0 14.2 19,730 -0.7%
  Left Alliance 1 0 10.0 9.5 13,199 -3.0%
  Christian Democrat 1 0 10.0 7.4 10,278 -0.6%
  Green League 0 0 0.0 6.5 9,027 +1.2%
  other groups 0 0 0.0 2.0 2,778 n/a

See also

References

  1. "Candidates elected". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  2. "Candidates elected". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. "Candidates elected Electoral district of Central Finland". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  4. "Electoral district of Central Finland: Results by party and by joint list". Ministry of Justice Finland. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. "Electoral district of Central Finland, Party results". Ministry of Justice Finland. 21 March 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

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