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Finland 1996 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1996 European Parliament election in Finland?

Centre Party, Social Democratic Party of Finland and National Coalition Party each won 4 of 16 seats. 57.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Finland
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which parties won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Centre Party, Social Democratic Party of Finland and National Coalition Party each won 4 of 16 seats, more than any other party; 57.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Centre Party 4 24.4%
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland 4 21.5%
  • National Coalition Party 4 20.2%
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance 2 10.5%
  • Green League 1 7.6%
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland 1 5.8%
  • Young Finns 0 3.0%
  • Christian Democrats 0 2.8%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote

Key numbers

  1. 57.6%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Centre Party424.4548,041
Social Democratic Party of Finland421.5482,577
National Coalition Party420.2453,729
Democratic Union / Left Alliance210.5236,490
Green League17.6170,670
Swedish People's Party of Finland15.8129,425
Young Finns03.068,134
Christian Democrats02.863,279
Anti-EU Movement02.147,687
Votes by party
  • Centre Party 548,041
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland 482,577
  • National Coalition Party 453,729
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance 236,490
  • Green League 170,670
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland 129,425
  • Young Finns 68,134
  • Christian Democrats 63,279
  • Anti-EU Movement 47,687

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?

57.6% of the 4,108,703 registered voters cast a ballot (2,366,504 ballots). 2,249,411 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Centre Party24.4% of votes25.0% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland21.5% of votes25.0% of seats
  • National Coalition Party20.2% of votes25.0% of seats
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance10.5% of votes12.5% of seats
  • Green League7.6% of votes6.3% of seats
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland5.8% of votes6.3% of seats
  • Young Finns3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Christian Democrats2.8% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Anti-EU Movement2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.9 by votes and 4.7 by seats; Centre Party led Social Democratic Party of Finland by 2.9 points of the vote.

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