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Finland Presidential election 1919

Finland elections · 1919-07-25 · held

Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg elected President of Finland.

Indirect election — selection through an electoral body rather than a direct national popular vote. The record notes explain the selection process.

Results: final · complete coverage · Final decisive candidate ballot in Parliament

Elector participation: 98.5%

Finland Presidential election 1919 — recorded results
Party / candidateElector ballotsElector ballot shareSeatsElectoral votes
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
National Progressive Party — Elected
—73.33%—143
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Independent
—25.64%—50
Lauri Kristian Relander
Agrarian League
—0.51%—1
Väinö Tanner
Social Democratic Party
—0.51%—1

Blank and rejected ballots are excluded from result shares. Colours are a display palette. Unknown values remain unreported. This table reports the final decisive ballot, not a national popular vote. Public elector-election votes, where held, are recorded separately.

Sources & further reading

Historical result table and election context

Office of the President: election procedures and exceptional selections