REPUBLIC OF FINLAND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF 17 APRIL 2011 ===================================================================== Elections to the Eduskunta (Parliament) Source: Finnish Statistical Office website Parties --------------------------------------------------------------------- * KD - Kristillisdemokraatit (Christian Democrats) * Kesk - Suomen Keskusta (Finnish Centre Party) * Kok - Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Rally) * PS - Perussuomalaiset (True Finns Party) * RKP/SFP - Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue / Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland (Swedish People's Party) * SD - Suomen Sosialidemokraatinen Puolue (Finnish Social Democratic Party) * Vas - Vasemmistoliitto (Left Wing Alliance) * Vihr - Vihrea Liitto (The Green Party) NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ===================================================================== Votes and seats are compared with those gained at the 2007 elections. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Voters: 4,387,701 Votes cast: 2,953,977 67.3 Invalid votes: 16,891 00.6 Valid votes: 2,937,086 99.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats --------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democrats (KD) 118,514 04.0 -00.9 6 -01 Centre Party (Kesk) 463,160 15.8 -07.3 35 -16 National Rally (Kok) 598,369 20.4 -01.9 44 -06 True Finns (PS) 559,342 19.0 +14.9 39 +34 Swedish People's (RKP/SFP) 125,865 04.3 -00.3 9 Social DemocratS (SD 561,049 19.1 -02.3 42 -03 Left Alliance (Vas) 238,473 08.1 -00.7 14 -03 Green Party (Vihr) 212,837 07.2 -01.3 10 -05 Others 59,477 02.0 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,937,086 200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------