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Finland Presidential election (electoral college) 1937

Finland elections · 1937 · held

Kyösti Kallio 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.

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Finland Presidential election (electoral college) 1937 — recorded results
Party / candidateElector ballotsElector ballot shareSeatsElectoral votes
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
National Progressive Party
—6.33%—19
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
National Coalition Party
—34.67%—104
Kyösti Kallio
Agrarian League — Elected
—59%—177

Blank and rejected ballots are excluded from result shares. Colours are a display palette. Unknown values remain unreported. The year is established; an exact college ballot date is not asserted here. 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