Finland 1962 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1962 parliamentary election in Finland?

Centre Party won 53 of 200 seats with 22.9% of the vote. 85.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

Finland
Held: Monday 5 February 1962
Final result
ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read 5 October 2026: Centre Party won 53 of 200 seats with 22.9% of the vote; 85.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 10.1 points on 1958.

SeatsVote share

Centre Party 53 +5 seats 22.9% −0.1 points
Democratic Union / Left Alliance 47 −3 seats 22.0% −1.2 points
Social Democratic Party of Finland 38 −10 seats 19.5% −3.6 points
National Coalition Party 32 +3 seats 15.0% −0.3 points
National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 13 +5 seats 6.3% +0.4 points
Swedish People's Party of Finland 13 0 seats 6.1% −0.4 points
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders 2 −1 seat 4.4% +2.7 points
Finnish Party / True Finns 0 2.2%
Liberal League 1 +1 seat 0.5% +0.2 points
Åland Coalition 1 0 seats 0.3% 0.0 points

Seats won
Change on the previous election at the right
Share of the vote
Share at the previous election
Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Finland 1958 parliamentary election, party by party.

101 for a majority

101 of 200 seats make a majority

Key numbers

22.9%
Share of the vote won by Centre Party
Centre Party won 53 of 200 seats. A majority needs 101.
+5 seats
Seats gained by Centre Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1958. Social Democratic Party of Finland lost 10 seats.
85.1%
Voter turnout
Up 10.1 points on 1958.

Seats and votes by party

Party	Seats	± seats	%	± points	Votes
Centre Party	53	+5	22.9	−0.1	528,409
Democratic Union / Left Alliance	47	−3	22.0	−1.2	506,829
Social Democratic Party of Finland	38	−10	19.5	−3.6	448,930
National Coalition Party	32	+3	15.0	−0.3	346,638
National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party	13	+5	6.3	+0.4	146,005
Swedish People's Party of Finland	13	0	6.1	−0.4	140,689
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders	2	−1	4.4	+2.7	100,396
Finnish Party / True Finns	0		2.2		49,773
Liberal League	1	+1	0.5	+0.2	12,000
Åland Coalition	1	0	0.3	0.0	7,261

± is the change against the Finland 1958 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party

Centre Party 528,409
Democratic Union / Left Alliance 506,829
Social Democratic Party of Finland 448,930
National Coalition Party 346,638
National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 146,005
Swedish People's Party of Finland 140,689
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders 100,396
Finnish Party / True Finns 49,773
Liberal League 12,000
Åland Coalition 7,261

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.

How many people voted?

85.1% of the 2,714,838 registered voters cast a ballot (2,310,090 ballots), up 10.1 points on 1958. 2,301,998 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1945.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

Centre Party22.9% of votes26.5% of seats
Democratic Union / Left Alliance22.0% of votes23.5% of seats
Social Democratic Party of Finland19.5% of votes19.0% of seats
National Coalition Party15.0% of votes16.0% of seats
National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party6.3% of votes6.5% of seats
Swedish People's Party of Finland6.1% of votes6.5% of seats
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders4.4% of votes1.0% of seats
Liberal League0.5% of votes0.5% of seats
Åland Coalition0.3% of votes0.5% of seats
Finnish Party / True Finns2.2% of votes0.0% of seats

Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 5.1 by seats; Centre Party led Democratic Union / Left Alliance by 0.9 points of the vote.

Time and source Data as of 5 October 2026