Oulu (electoral district)

Oulu is an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative regions of Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu, with a combined population of about 459,000 (as of 2002^[update]). Oulu currently elects 18 members of the Eduskunta.

The constituency is largely rural, and the major cities are Oulu and Kajaani. The dominant party is the Centre, which has took half of the available seats since 1991.

Current members of parliament 2007–

• Matti Ahde (SDP)
• Tuomo Hänninen (Kesk.)
• Liisa Jaakonsaari (SDP)
• Kyösti Karjula (Kesk.)
• Inkeri Kerola (Kesk.)
• Martti Korhonen (Vas)
• Timo Korhonen (Kesk.)
• Merja Kyllönen (Vas)
• Paula Lehtomäki (Kesk.)
• Suvi Lindén (Kok.)
• Erkki Pulliainen (Vihr.)
• Lyly Rajala (Kok.)
• Antti Rantakangas (Kesk.)
• Tapani Tölli (Kesk.)
• Tuulikki Ukkola (Kok.)
• Unto Valpas (Vas)
• Mirja Vehkaperä (Kesk.)
• Pekka Vilkuna (Kesk.)

• Kesk. = Centre
• Kok. = National Coalition
• SDP = Social Democrats
• Vas. = Left Alliance
• Vihr. = Greens

Election results

Finnish parliamentary election, 2003
Party		Seats	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Centre Party	9	0	50.0	46.6	108,336	+3.1%
	Left Alliance	3	0	16.7	15.3	35,604	-1.5%
	Social Democrats	2	0	11.1	14.0	32,601	+1.0%
	National Coalition Party	2	0	11.1	9.6	22,349	-1.5%
	Green League	1	0	5.6	6.1	14,077	+0.2%
	Christian Democrats	1	0	5.6	5.3	12,332	+3.5%
	Forces for Change in Finland	0	0	0.0	1.0	2,327	+1.0%
	other groups	0	0	0.0	2.0	4,629	n/a

See also

• Electoral districts of Finland