Finnish parliamentary election, 1991
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The Finnish Parliamentary election of 1991, held on March 17, was historic, since it led to the Centre Party becoming the largest parliamentary party, forming a purely centre-right government for the first time after 1966 (see, for example, Paavo Väyrynen, It Is Time for the Truth 2: Facts and Memories About Mauno Koivisto's Finland / On totuuden aika 2. Tosiasioita ja muistikuvia Mauno Koiviston Suomesta, Helsinki: WSOY, 1993). Esko Aho (Centre Party) was appointed Prime Minister.
However, the new government would not have an easy time governing the country. The fall of the Soviet Union caused a collapse in trade with the East, which, together with a worldwide recession at the time, caused major economic problems, such as high unemployment and ballooning budget deficits. In response, the government adopted strict austerity measures, such as cuts in public spending, the unpopularity of which led to the government's defeat at the 1995 elections.
However, the new government would not have an easy time governing the country. The fall of the Soviet Union caused a collapse in trade with the East, which, together with a worldwide recession at the time, caused major economic problems, such as high unemployment and ballooning budget deficits. In response, the government adopted strict austerity measures, such as cuts in public spending, the unpopularity of which led to the government's defeat at the 1995 elections.
Results
| Turnout | 68.4% | −3.7 | http://statfin.stat.fi |
| Turnout (Finland) |
72.1% | −4.3 | http://www.vaalit.fi/uploads/rfsvyrtb.pdf |
| Votes cast | 2,776,984 | −118,504 | http://statfin.stat.fi |
| Invalid votes | 51,066 | +35,671 | http://statfin.stat.fi |
| party | seats | votes | ||||
| proportion | amount | |||||
| Centre Party | 55 | +15 | 24.83% | +7.2 | 676,717 | +169,257 |
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | 48 | −8 | 22.12% | −2.0 | 603,080 | −92,251 |
| National Coalition Party | 40 | −13 | 19.31% | −3.8 | 526,487 | −139,749 |
| Left Alliance | 19 | +3a | 10.08% | +0.7a | 274,639 | +4,206a |
| Green League | 10 | +6 | 6.82% | +2.8 | 185,894 | +69,906 |
| Swedish People's Party | 11 | −1 | 5.48% | +0.2 | 149,476 | −3,121 |
| Rural Party of Finland | 7 | −2 | 4.85% | −1.5 | 132,133 | −49,805 |
| Christian League of Finland | 8 | +3 | 3.05% | +0.5 | 83,151 | +8,942 |
| Liberal People's Party Liberals (Finland) Liberals is a free market liberal party in Finland. Founded in 1965 as a reunification of the People's Party of Finland and Liberal League. Originally named Liberal People's Party , it restyled its name as Liberals in 2000.... | 1 | +1 | 0.78% | −0.2 | 21,210 | −6,614 |
| Women's Party | 0.47% | – | 12,725 | – | ||
| Pensioners' Party of Finland | 0.39% | −0,8 | 10,762 | −24 338 | ||
| Åländsk Samling | 1 | -- | 0.34% | +0.0 | 9,344 | −57 |
| Constitutional Party of the Right | 0.28% | +0.2 | 7,599 | +4,503 | ||
| For Peace and Socialism – Communist Workers' Party For Peace and Socialism - Communist Workers Party Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism is a political party in Finland. It was founded in 1988 to secure the existence of an independent Marxist-Leninist party... | 0.23% | – | 6,201 | – | ||
| Independent Non-aligned Pensioners in Finland | 0.19% | – | 5,230 | – | ||
| Greens | 0.14% | – | 3,835 | – | ||
| Party of Humanity | 0.10% | – | 2,831 | – | ||
| Joint Responsibility Party of Pensioners and the Green | 0.10% | – | 2,807 | – | ||
| Others | 0.43% | −0.2 | 11,797 | −6,502 | ||
| Total | 200 | -- | 100% | 2,725,918 | −154,175 | |
| Source: Tilastokeskus (www.stat.fi 2004) linkki. a Compared with the results of the People's Democratic League of Finland in 1987. | ||||||