Finland Presidential election (elector election) 1982
Finland elections · 1982-01-17 – 1982-01-18 · held
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Results: final · complete coverage · Popular votes for presidential electors; seats are electors, not parliamentary seats
Turnout: 81.31%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 1370314 | 43.13% | 144 | — |
| National Coalition Party | 593271 | 18.67% | 58 | — |
| Centre Party | 534515 | 16.82% | 53 | — |
| Finnish People's Democratic League | 348359 | 10.96% | 32 | — |
| Swedish People's Party | 121519 | 3.82% | 11 | — |
| Finnish Rural Party | 71947 | 2.26% | 1 | — |
| Finnish Christian League | 59885 | 1.88% | 0 | — |
| Liberals | 56070 | 1.76% | 1 | — |
| Åland Coalition | 11119 | 0.35% | 1 | — |
| Constitutional Right Party | 9532 | 0.3% | 0 | — |
| Finnish People's Unity Party | 994 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
Blank and rejected ballots are excluded from result shares. Colours are a display palette. Unknown values remain unreported. This elected the presidential electoral college. Candidate ballots cast by the college are a separate record. Alliance subtotal rows are excluded to avoid double counting.
Sources & further reading
Historical result table and election context
Office of the President: election procedures and exceptional selections