Southeast Finland (parliamentary electoral district) explained

Southeast Finland
Nativename:Finnish: Kaakkois-Suomi
Swedish: Sydöstra Finland
Constituency Type:Electoral District
Parl Name:Parliament of Finland
Map4:08 Southeastern Finland electoral district.svg
Map Size:150px
Map Entity:Finland
District Label:Municipality
Region Label:Region
Region:Kymenlaakso
South Karelia
South Savo
Population:415,417 (2022)[1]
Electorate:353,468 (2023)
Area:28,919 km2 (2022)[2]
Year:2015
Members Label:Members of Parliament[3]
Previous:Kymi
South Savo

Southeast Finland (Finnish: Kaakkois-Suomi; Swedish: Sydöstra Finland) is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established in 2013 by the merger of Kymi and South Savo districts. It is conterminous with the regions of Kymenlaakso, South Karelia and South Savo. The district currently elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 353,468 registered electors.

History

Southeast Finland was established in 2013 by the merger of Kymi and South Savo districts.[4] [5] In 2021, the municipalities of Heinävesi and Joroinen were transferred from Southeast Finland to Savo-Karelia and Iitti municipality was transferred from Southeast Finland to Häme.[6]

Electoral system

Southeast Finland currently elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[7] [8] Parties may form electoral alliances with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats.[9] [10] However, the number of candidates nominated by an electoral alliance may not exceed the maximum number of candidates that a single party may nominate.[11] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[12] [13]

Election results

Detailed

2023

Results of the 2023 parliamentary election held on 2 April 2023:[14] [15] [16]

Party Party Electoral Alliance
align=center valign=bottom width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom width="50"% !align=center valign=bottom width="50"Seats !align=center valign=bottom width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom width="50"% !align=center valign=bottom width="50"Seats
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;"SDP 54,115 23.67% 4 54,115 23.67% 4
PS 52,026 22.76% 4 52,026 22.76% 4
Kok 50,218 21.96% 4 50,695 22.17% 4
SFP 477 0.21% 0
Kesk 31,063 13.59% 2 31,063 13.59% 2
Vihr 11,721 5.13% 1 11,721 5.13% 1
Vas 8,570 3.75% 0 8,570 3.75% 0
Liik 8,026 3.51% 0 8,026 3.51% 0
KD 8,023 3.51% 0 8,023 3.51% 0
VL 1,728 0.76% 0 2,166 0.95% 0
KRIP 438 0.19% 0
VKK 1,193 0.52% 0 1,193 0.52% 0
Lib 517 0.23% 0 517 0.23% 0
SKP 258 0.11% 0 258 0.11% 0
KL 255 0.11% 0 255 0.11% 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 228,628 100.00% 15 228,628 100.00% 15
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes 998 0.43%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 229,626 64.96%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 353,468

The following candidates were elected:[17] Juho Eerola (PS), 8,849 votes; Antti Häkkänen (Kok), 21,378 votes; Hanna Holopainen (Vihr), 2,762 votes; Vesa Kallio (Kesk), 5,663 votes; Ville Kaunisto (Kok), 7,224 votes; Jukka Kopra (Kok), 5,731 votes; Hanna Kosonen (Kesk), 5,147 votes; Suna Kymäläinen (SDP), 5,810 votes; Sheikki Laakso (PS), 7,635 votes; Jani Mäkelä (PS), 5,160 votes; Niina Malm (SDP), 8,180 votes; Anna-Kristiina Mikkonen (SDP), 5,483 votes; Jaana Strandman (PS), 5,179 votes; Oskari Valtola (Kok), 4,335 votes; and Paula Werning (SDP), 5,046 votes.

2019

Results of the 2019 parliamentary election held on 14 April 2019:[18] [19] [20]

Party Party Electoral Alliance
align=center valign=bottom width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom width="50"% !align=center valign=bottom width="50"Seats !align=center valign=bottom width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom width="50"% !align=center valign=bottom width="50"Seats
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;"SDP 59,722 24.38% 5 59,722 24.38% 5
PS 46,196 18.86% 4 46,196 18.86% 4
Kok 44,224 18.05% 3 44,224 18.05% 3
Kesk 40,715 16.62% 3 40,715 16.62% 3
Vihr 23,032 9.40% 2 23,032 9.40% 2
KD 10,875 4.44% 0 10,875 4.44% 0
Vas 10,371 4.23% 0 10,371 4.23% 0
Liik 4,030 1.65% 0 4,030 1.65% 0
SIN 3,212 1.31% 0 3,212 1.31% 0
TL 829 0.34% 0 829 0.34% 0
Pir 687 0.28% 0 687 0.28% 0
KP 473 0.19% 0 628 0.26% 0
SKE 155 0.06% 0
FP 201 0.08% 0 201 0.08% 0
SKP 121 0.05% 0 121 0.05% 0
KTP 83 0.03% 0 83 0.03% 0
IPU 48 0.02% 0 48 0.02% 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 244,974 100.00% 17 244,974 100.00% 17
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes 1,555 0.63%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 246,529 65.43%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 376,784

The following candidates were elected:[21] Juho Eerola (PS), 10,441 votes; Antti Häkkänen (Kok), 20,234 votes; Hanna Holopainen (Vihr), 2,659 votes; Heli Järvinen (Vihr), 3,275 votes; Ville Kaunisto (Kok), 3,717 votes; Anneli Kiljunen (SDP), 6,419 votes; Jukka Kopra (Kok), 4,025 votes; Hanna Kosonen (Kesk), 5,583 votes; Suna Kymäläinen (SDP), 6,076 votes; Sheikki Laakso (PS), 5,647 votes; Jari Leppä (Kesk), 7,458 votes; Jani Mäkelä (PS), 7,147 votes; Niina Malm (SDP), 5,815 votes; Sirpa Paatero (SDP), 7,864 votes; Ari Torniainen (Kesk), 4,441 votes; Ano Turtiainen (PS), 3,264 votes; and Paula Werning (SDP), 6,074 votes.

2015

Results of the 2015 parliamentary election held on 19 April 2015:[22] [23] [24]

Party align=center width="50"Votes !align=center width="50"% !align=center width="50"Seats
Kesk 61,794 25.17% 5
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;"SDP 54,604 22.24% 4
PS 51,707 21.06% 4
Kok 38,947 15.86% 3
Vihr 15,664 6.38% 1
KD 11,056 4.50% 0
Vas 7,336 2.99% 0
IPU 1,806 0.74% 0
Pir 1,085 0.44% 0
SFP 728 0.30% 0
SKP 286 0.12% 0
199 0.08% 0
Association of Voters 174 0.07% 0
KTP 106 0.04% 0
STP 53 0.02% 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 245,545 100.00% 17
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes 1,350 0.55%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 246,895 63.73%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 387,403

The following candidates were elected:[25] Juho Eerola (PS), 8,320 votes; Antti Häkkänen (Kok), 6,216 votes; Heli Järvinen (Vihr), 3,580 votes; Anneli Kiljunen (SDP), 5,418 votes; Jukka Kopra (Kok), 4,677 votes; Hanna Kosonen (Kesk), 6,600 votes; Suna Kymäläinen (SDP), 7,435 votes; Jari Leppä (Kesk), 9,362 votes; Jari Lindström (PS), 9,966 votes; Jani Mäkelä (PS), 6,102 votes; Sirpa Paatero (SDP), 9,764 votes; Markku Pakkanen (Kesk), 6,265 votes; Satu Taavitsainen (SDP), 5,416 votes; Kimmo Tiilikainen (Kesk), 9,193 votes; Lenita Toivakka (Kok), 5,028 votes; Ari Torniainen (Kesk), 5,412 votes; and Kaj Turunen (PS), 6,929 votes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11lj -- Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2022M12* . . 14 February 2023 . Helsinki, Finland.
  2. Web site: Suomen pinta-ala kunnittain 1.1.2022 . . 14 February 2023 . Helsinki, Finland . fi.
  3. Web site: Current Members of Parliament . . 10 April 2023 . Helsinki, Finland.
  4. Web site: Vaalipiiriä muuttaneet kunnat ja vaalipiirien nimenmuutokset eduskuntavaaleissa 1983 - 2015 . . 28 March 2023 . Helsinki, Finland . fi . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630005126/https://www.tilastokeskus.fi/til/evaa/evaa_2015-04-10_luo_002_fi.html . 30 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Lainsäädäntö: Säädökset alkuperäisinä - 271/2013 Laki vaalilain 5 ja 11 §:n muuttamisesta . . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007193607/https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2013/20130271 . 7 October 2022 . Helsinki, Finland . fi.
  6. Web site: Vaalipiiriä muuttaneet kunnat ja vaalipiirien nimenmuutokset kuntavaaleissa 1976–2021 . . 28 March 2023 . Helsinki, Finland . fi . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523103118/https://www.stat.fi/til/kvaa/2021/03/kvaa_2021_03_2021-06-22_laa_001_fi.html . 23 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Election for Finnish Parliament . Election Guide . . 14 February 2023 . Arlington, U.S.A. . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926183124/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3125/ . 26 September 2022.
  8. Web site: Electoral Assistance: ElecData, Compendium of Electoral Data - Finland . . 14 February 2023 . Strasbourg, France . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116194630/https://www.coe.int/en/web/electoral-assistance/elecdata-finland . 16 January 2023.
  9. Book: McLaren Carstairs . Andrew . A Short History of Electoral Systems in Western Europe . 2010 . . Abingdon, U.K. . 978-0-415-55562-3 . 118 . 14 February 2023.
  10. Web site: Finland: Eduskunta - Riksdagen (Parliament) . . 14 February 2023 . Geneva, Switzerland . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117134953/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2111_B.htm . 17 November 2022.
  11. Web site: On elections: Parliamentary Elections - Eligibility and Nomination of Candidates . vaalit.fi . . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205182748/https://vaalit.fi/en/eligibility-and-nomination-of-candidates1 . 5 December 2022 . Helsinki, Finland.
  12. Web site: Answer: Electoral system for national legislature - Finland . . 14 February 2023 . Stockholm, Sweden.
  13. Web site: Country: Finland - Summary - Political structure . . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206034557/https://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=232322606&Country=Finland&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure . 6 December 2022 . London U.K. . 1 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2023: Results - Electoral district of South-East Finland - Results by candidate nominator . vaalit.fi . . 10 April 2023 . Helsinki, Finland.
  15. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2023: People entitled to vote - Whole country . vaalit.fi . . 10 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302211945/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2023/en/aoik_kokomaa.html . 2 March 2023 . Helsinki, Finland.
  16. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2023: Candidates - Electoral district of South-East Finland - In electoral alliance . vaalit.fi . . 10 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302173704/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2023/en/ehd_listat_08.html . 2 March 2023 . Helsinki, Finland.
  17. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2023: Results - Electoral district of South-East Finland - Elected . vaalit.fi . . 10 April 2023 . Helsinki, Finland.
  18. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2019: Results - Electoral district of South-East Finland - Results by party and by joint list . vaalit.fi . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424102001/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2019/en/vptulos_08.html . 24 April 2019 . Helsinki, Finland.
  19. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2019: People entitled to vote - Whole country . vaalit.fi . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190918152849/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2019/en/aoik_kokomaa.html . 18 September 2019 . Helsinki, Finland.
  20. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2019: Candidates - Electoral district of South-East Finland - In electoral alliance . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424102302/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2019/en/ehd_listat_08.html . 24 April 2019 . Helsinki, Finland.
  21. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2019: Results - Electoral district of South-East Finland - Elected . vaalit.fi . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424102000/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2019/en/val08.html . 24 April 2019 . Helsinki, Finland.
  22. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2015: Results - Electoral district of South-East Finland - Results by party and by joint list . vaalit.fi . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160719150421/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/E-2015/en/vptulos_08.html . 19 July 2016 . Helsinki, Finland.
  23. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2015: People entitled to vote - Whole country . vaalit.fi . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207210222/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/E-2015/en/aoik_kokomaa.html . 7 December 2022 . Helsinki, Finland.
  24. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2015: Candidates - Electoral district of South-East Finland . . 28 March 2023 . Helsinki, Finland.
  25. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2015: Results - Electoral district of South-East Finland - Elected . vaalit.fi . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160719145118/https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/E-2015/en/val08.html . 19 July 2016 . Helsinki, Finland.

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