Finland Eduskunta election 1983
Finland elections · 1983-03-20 – 1983-03-21 · held
200 representatives elected to the Eduskunta, Finland’s unicameral parliament.
Results: final · complete coverage · Valid party/list votes
Turnout: 81%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Previous seats | Gain / loss | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 795953 | 26.71% | 57 | 52 | +5 | — |
| National Coalition Party | 659078 | 22.12% | 44 | 47 | -3 | — |
| Centre Party – Liberal People's Party | 525207 | 17.63% | 38 | — | — | — |
| Finnish People's Democratic League | 400930 | 13.46% | 26 | 35 | -9 | — |
| Finnish Rural Party | 288711 | 9.69% | 17 | 7 | +10 | — |
| Swedish People's Party | 137423 | 4.61% | 10 | 9 | +1 | — |
| Finnish Christian League | 90410 | 3.03% | 3 | 9 | -6 | — |
| Greens | 43754 | 1.47% | 2 | — | — | — |
| Constitutional Right Party | 11104 | 0.37% | 1 | — | — | — |
| Åland Coalition | 9458 | 0.32% | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| League for Civil Democracy | 2335 | 0.08% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Others | 15331 | 0.51% | 1 | — | — | — |
Blank and rejected ballots are excluded from result shares. Colours are a display palette. Unknown values remain unreported. Joint electoral lists remain joint results rather than being divided into invented party totals. Previous seats compare the same organisation in the immediately preceding parliamentary election. Turnout is the official percentage of eligible Finnish citizens resident in Finland, excluding citizens living abroad.
Sources & further reading
Historical result table and election context