General election
1909 Finnish parliamentary election|
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Edvard Valpas-Hänninen | | | Party | SDP | Finnish | Young Finnish | Last election | 38.40%, 83 seats | 25.44%, 55 seats | 14.23%, 26 seats | Seats won | 84 | 48 | 29 | Seat change | 1 | 7 | 3 | Popular vote | 337,685 | 199,920 | 122,770 | Percentage | 39.89% | 23.62% | 14.50% | Swing | 1.49pp | 1.82pp | 0.27pp | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | Leader | Axel Lille | Otto Karhi | Antti Kaarne | Party | RKP | Agrarian | SKrTL | Last election | 12.74%, 24 seats | 6.31%, 10 seats | 2.33%, 2 seats | Seats won | 25 | 13 | 1 | Seat change | 1 | 3 | 1 | Popular vote | 104,191 | 56,943 | 23,259 | Percentage | 12.31% | 6.73% | 2.75% | Swing | 0.43pp | 0.34pp | 0.42pp | |
Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 3 May 1909.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Social Democratic Party | 337,685 | 39.89 | 84 | +1 |
| Finnish Party | 199,920 | 23.62 | 48 | –7 |
| Young Finnish Party | 122,770 | 14.50 | 29 | +3 |
| Swedish People's Party | 104,191 | 12.31 | 25 | +1 |
| Agrarian League | 56,943 | 6.73 | 13 | +3 |
| Christian Workers' Union | 23,259 | 2.75 | 1 | –1 |
| Others | 1,703 | 0.20 | 0 | – |
Total | 846,471 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 846,471 | 99.27 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 6,212 | 0.73 | |
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Total votes | 852,683 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,305,305 | 65.32 | |
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Source: Mackie & Rose[1] |
- ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p243 (vote figures)