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Finland Presidential election 1946

Finland elections · 1946-03-09 · held

Juho Kusti Paasikivi 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: 92%

Finland Presidential election 1946 — recorded results
Party / candidateElector ballotsElector ballot shareSeatsElectoral votes
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
National Coalition Party — Elected
—91.91%—159
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
National Progressive Party
—8.09%—14

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