1972 Finnish parliamentary election

1972 Finnish parliamentary election
2–3 January 1972
All 200 seats in the Parliament of Finland
101 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rafael Paasio Ele Alenius Johannes Virolainen
Party SDP SKDL Centre
Last election 23.43%, 52 seats 16.58%, 36 seats 17.12%, 36 seats
Seats won 55 37 35
Seat change 3 1 1
Popular vote 664,724 438,757 423,039
Percentage 25.78% 17.02% 16.41%
Swing 2.35pp 0.44pp 0.71pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Harri Holkeri Veikko Vennamo Jan-Magnus Jansson
Party National Coalition Rural Party RKP
Last election 18.05%, 37 seats 10.49%, 18 seat 5.34%, 11 seats
Seats won 34 18 9
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 453,434 236,206 130,407
Percentage 17.59% 9.16% 5.06%
Swing 0.46pp 1.33pp 0.28pp
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Pekka Tarjanne Eino Sares
Party Liberal People's Christian League ÅS
Last election 5.95%, 8 seats 1.13%, 1 seat 0.35%, 1 seat
Seats won 7 4 1
Seat change 1 3
Popular vote 132,955 65,228 7,672
Percentage 5.16% 2.53% 0.30%
Swing 0.79pp 1.40pp 0.05pp
Prime Minister before election

Teuvo Aura
Independent

 Prime Minister after election

Rafael Paasio
SDP

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 2 and 3 January 1972.

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