Finland 1930 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 1930 parliamentary election in Finland?
Social Democratic Party of Finland won 66 of 200 seats with 34.2% of the vote. 65.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Finland- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Finland won 66 of 200 seats with 34.2% of the vote; 65.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Social Democratic Party of Finland 66 34.2%
- Centre Party 59 27.3%
- National Coalition Party 42 18.0%
- Swedish People's Party of Finland 20 10.0%
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 11 5.8%
- Small Farmers' Party of Finland 1 1.8%
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance 0 1.0%
- Swedish Left 1 0.8%
- Seats won
- Share of the vote
- Social Democratic Party of Finland66
- Centre Party59
- National Coalition Party42
- Swedish People's Party of Finland20
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party11
- Small Farmers' Party of Finland1
- Swedish Left1
Key numbers
34.2%
Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Finland
Social Democratic Party of Finland won 66 of 200 seats. A majority needs 101.
65.9%
Voter turnout
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | 66 | 34.2 | 386,026 |
| Centre Party | 59 | 27.3 | 308,280 |
| National Coalition Party | 42 | 18.0 | 203,958 |
| Swedish People's Party of Finland | 20 | 10.0 | 113,318 |
| National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party | 11 | 5.8 | 65,830 |
| Small Farmers' Party of Finland | 1 | 1.8 | 20,883 |
| Democratic Union / Left Alliance | 0 | 1.0 | 11,504 |
| Swedish Left | 1 | 0.8 | 9,271 |
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Finland 386,026
- Centre Party 308,280
- National Coalition Party 203,958
- Swedish People's Party of Finland 113,318
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 65,830
- Small Farmers' Party of Finland 20,883
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance 11,504
- Swedish Left 9,271
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
How many people voted?
65.9% of the 1,722,588 registered voters cast a ballot (1,135,545 ballots). 1,130,028 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Social Democratic Party of Finland34.2% of votes33.0% of seats
- Centre Party27.3% of votes29.5% of seats
- National Coalition Party18.0% of votes21.0% of seats
- Swedish People's Party of Finland10.0% of votes10.0% of seats
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party5.8% of votes5.5% of seats
- Small Farmers' Party of Finland1.8% of votes0.5% of seats
- Swedish Left0.8% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.2 by votes and 4.0 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Finland led Centre Party by 6.9 points of the vote.
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