Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 3 May 1909.
1909 Finnish parliamentary election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Edvard Valpas-Hänninen
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| Party
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SDP
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Finnish
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Young Finnish
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| Last election
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38.40%, 83 seats
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25.44%, 55 seats
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14.23%, 26 seats
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| Seats won
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84
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48
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29
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| Seat change
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 1
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 7
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3
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| Popular vote
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337,685
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199,920
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122,770
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| Percentage
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39.89%
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23.62%
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14.50%
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| Swing
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1.49pp
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1.82pp
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0.27pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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| Leader
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Axel Lille
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Otto Karhi
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Antti Kaarne
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| Party
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RKP
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Agrarian
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SKrTL
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| Last election
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12.74%, 24 seats
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6.31%, 10 seats
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2.33%, 2 seats
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| Seats won
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25
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13
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1
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| Seat change
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1
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3
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1
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| Popular vote
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104,191
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56,943
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23,259
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| Percentage
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12.31%
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6.73%
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2.75%
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| Swing
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0.43pp
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0.34pp
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0.42pp
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Social Democratic Party | 337,685 | 39.89 | 84 | +1 |
| Finnish Party | 199,920 | 23.62 | 48 | –7 |
| Young Finnish Party | 122,770 | 14.50 | 29 | +3 |
| Swedish People's Party | 104,191 | 12.31 | 25 | +1 |
| Agrarian League | 56,943 | 6.73 | 13 | +3 |
| Christian Workers' Union | 23,259 | 2.75 | 1 | –1 |
| Others | 1,703 | 0.20 | 0 | – |
| Total | 846,471 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 846,471 | 99.27 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 6,212 | 0.73 | |
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| Total votes | 852,683 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,305,305 | 65.32 | |
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| Source: Mackie & Rose[1] |
- ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p243 (vote figures)
