Helsinki (constituency)

Helsinki (constituency)

Helsinki is a constituency represented in the Finnish "Eduskunta" (parliament). It covers the administrative area of the city of Helsinki, with a population of 559,046 (as of 2003). Helsinki currently elects 21 members of the "Eduskunta".

The constituency is urban, including the city centre of Helsinki and its eastern, mainly working-class suburbs. It does not include most of the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which falls instead under the constituency of Uusimaa. The largest party in the 2003 election was the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Finland.

Current members of parliament 2007–

* Outi Alanko-Kahiluoto (Vihr.)
* Paavo Arhinmäki (Vas)
* Sirpa Asko-Seljavaara (Kok.)
* Tuija Brax (Vihr.)
* Pekka Haavisto (Vihr.)
* Juha Hakola (Kok.)
* Eero Heinäluoma (SDP)
* Rakel Hiltunen (SDP)
* Arja Karhuvaara (Kok.)
* Mari Kiviniemi (Kesk.)
* Päivi Lipponen (SDP)
* Sanna Perkiö (Kok.)
* Pertti Salolainen (Kok.)
* Sari Sarkomaa (Kok.)
* Anni Sinnemäki (Vihr.)
* Johanna Sumuvuori (Vihr.)
* Jacob Söderman (SDP)
* Astrid Thors (RKP)
* Erkki Tuomioja (SDP)
* Jan Vapaavuori (Kok.)
* Ben Zyskowicz (Kok.)

* Kesk. = Centre
* Kok. = National Coalition
* RKP = Swedish People's Party
* SDP = Social Democrats
* Vas. = Left Alliance
* Vihr. = Greens

Old election results

Election Summary net Party
party = Social Democratic Party of Finland
seats = 6
net = +1
seats % = 28.6
votes % = 24.3
votes = 79,031
plus/minus = +1.4%Election Summary net Party
party = National Coalition Party (Finland)
seats = 6
net = -1
seats % = 28.6
votes % = 24.0
votes = 78,019
plus/minus = -4.7%Election Summary net Party
party = Green League
seats = 4
net = 0
seats % = 19.0
votes % = 18.4
votes = 59,775
plus/minus = +1.2%Election Summary net Party
party = Centre Party (Finland)
seats = 2
net = +1
seats % = 9.5
votes % = 8.1
votes = 26,435
plus/minus = +2.0%Election Summary net Party
party = Left Alliance (Finland)
seats = 1
net = 0
seats % = 4.8
votes % = 7.1
votes = 23,081
plus/minus = -0.2%Election Summary net Party
party = Swedish People's Party (Finland)
seats = 1
net = -1
seats % = 4.8
votes % = 7.0
votes = 22,926
plus/minus = -2.1%Election Summary net Party
party = True Finns
seats = 1
net = +1
seats % = 4.8
votes % = 5.3
votes = 17,342
plus/minus = +5.2%Election Summary net Other
party = other groups
seats = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0.0
votes % = 5.6
votes = 18,819
plus/minus = n/a

See also

* Parliamentary constituencies of Finland


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