Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 and 18 March 1945. The broad-based centre-left government of Prime Minister Juho Kusti Paasikivi (National Coalition/Independent) remained in office after the elections.
The communists could, for the first time since 1929, freely present their candidates. Through the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL), they were able to win over a large section of Social Democratic voters. The Patriotic People's Movement (IKL) had been banned by the time of the election. Prime Minister Paasikivi urged in February 1945 Finnish voters to elect "new faces" to Parliament, which they certainly did: almost half of the 200 deputies were new. Some wartime deputies, including Social DemocratVäinö Tanner and AgrarianViljami Kalliokoski, decided voluntarily not to seek re-election, because under the new political climate (Finland's desire to establish friendly relations with the Soviet Union), their wartime political activities, including their association with the informal Finnish-German military alliance, looked suspicious. The right-wing and centrist parties had to campaign carefully, so as not to appear anti-Soviet, while the Communists could loudly and vigorously accuse the right-wing and centrist parties of accepting their ban from open political activity, which had lasted from 1930 to 1944. One major economic issue in these elections was the continued scarcity of goods caused by the wartime rationing. Communists promised the impoverished voters a quick improvement in their living standards, and also other major parties promised more prosperity in the starting peacetime. These promises were made despite the still limited Finnish foreign trade - World War II would only end in Europe in May and in Asia in September - and the heavy burden which the Soviet Union's war reparations payments imposed on the Finnish economy.[1][2][3]
^Suomen virallinen tilasto 29 A, Kansanedustajain vaalit, XX.
^Suomen virallinen tilasto XXIX A:20: Eduskuntavaalit vuosina 1939 ja 1945. Statistics Finland. 1946.
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1945, finnish, parliamentary, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, finland, march, 1945, broad, based, centre, left, government, prime, minister, juho, kusti, paasikivi, national, coalition, independent, remained, office, after, elections, 1939, mar. Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 and 18 March 1945 The broad based centre left government of Prime Minister Juho Kusti Paasikivi National Coalition Independent remained in office after the elections 1945 Finnish parliamentary election 1939 17 18 March 1945 1948 All 200 seats in the Parliament of Finland101 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader Onni Hiltunen Cay Sundstrom Viljami Kalliokoski Party SDP SKDL Agrarian Last election 85 seats 39 77 56 seats 22 86 Seats won 50 49 49 Seat change 35 new 7 Popular vote 425 948 398 618 362 662 Percentage 25 08 23 47 21 35 Swing 14 69pp new 1 51pp Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Edwin Linkomies Ernst von Born Tyko Tarponen Party National Coalition RKP National Progressive Last election 25 seats 13 58 18 seats 9 61 6 seats 4 81 Seats won 28 14 9 Seat change 5 4 3 Popular vote 255 394 134 106 87 868 Percentage 15 04 7 90 5 17 Swing 1 46pp 1 71pp 0 36pp Seventh party Party Swedish Left Last election 0 seats 0 46 Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 8 192 Percentage 0 48 Swing 0 02ppPrime Minister before election Juho Kusti Paasikivi National Coalition Prime Minister after election Juho Kusti Paasikivi National Coalition Ballot paper Contents 1 Background 2 Results 2 1 By electoral district 3 ReferencesBackground editThe communists could for the first time since 1929 freely present their candidates Through the Finnish People s Democratic League SKDL they were able to win over a large section of Social Democratic voters The Patriotic People s Movement IKL had been banned by the time of the election Prime Minister Paasikivi urged in February 1945 Finnish voters to elect new faces to Parliament which they certainly did almost half of the 200 deputies were new Some wartime deputies including Social Democrat Vaino Tanner and Agrarian Viljami Kalliokoski decided voluntarily not to seek re election because under the new political climate Finland s desire to establish friendly relations with the Soviet Union their wartime political activities including their association with the informal Finnish German military alliance looked suspicious The right wing and centrist parties had to campaign carefully so as not to appear anti Soviet while the Communists could loudly and vigorously accuse the right wing and centrist parties of accepting their ban from open political activity which had lasted from 1930 to 1944 One major economic issue in these elections was the continued scarcity of goods caused by the wartime rationing Communists promised the impoverished voters a quick improvement in their living standards and also other major parties promised more prosperity in the starting peacetime These promises were made despite the still limited Finnish foreign trade World War II would only end in Europe in May and in Asia in September and the heavy burden which the Soviet Union s war reparations payments imposed on the Finnish economy 1 2 3 Results edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats Social Democratic Party425 94825 0850 35Finnish People s Democratic League398 61823 4749NewAgrarian League362 66221 3549 7National Coalition Party255 39415 0428 3Swedish People s Party134 1067 9014 4National Progressive Party87 8685 179 3Small Farmers Party20 0611 180 2Swedish Left8 1920 481 1Radical People s Party1 6230 100NewOthers3 9040 230 Total1 698 376100 002000Valid votes1 698 37699 31Invalid blank votes11 8750 69Total votes1 710 251100 00Registered voters turnout2 284 24974 87Source Tilastokeskus 2004 4 Suomen virallinen tilasto 5 By electoral district edit Electoral district Totalseats Seats won SDP SKDL ML Kok RKP KE SV Central Finland 11 3 3 3 1 1 East Viipuri 17 4 2 9 2 Hame 11 4 3 1 2 1 Lapland 8 1 2 4 1 North Karelia 10 4 2 3 1 North Savo 11 3 4 3 1 North Vaasa 8 1 1 2 1 3 Oulu 17 2 5 7 2 1 Pirkanmaa 11 4 3 1 2 1 Satakunta 14 4 4 3 2 1 South Savo 11 4 2 4 1 South Vaasa 10 1 2 2 2 3 Uusima 31 7 9 1 5 6 2 1 Varsinais Suomi 15 3 5 2 2 2 1 West Viipuri 15 5 2 4 3 1 Total 200 50 49 49 28 14 9 1 Source Statistics Finland 6 References edit Seppo Zetterberg et al eds A Small Giant of the Finnish History Suomen historian pikkujattilainen Helsinki WSOY 2003 Sakari Virkkunen Finland s Presidents I Suomen presidentit I Helsinki WSOY 1994 Martti Turtola Risto Ryti A Life for the Fatherland Risto Ryti Elama isanmaan puolesta Helsinki Otava 1994 595 Eduskuntavaalit 1927 2003 Tilastokeskus 2004 Suomen virallinen tilasto 29 A Kansanedustajain vaalit XX Suomen virallinen tilasto XXIX A 20 Eduskuntavaalit vuosina 1939 ja 1945 Statistics Finland 1946 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1945 Finnish parliamentary election amp oldid 1154702058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
