Pirkanmaa (parliamentary electoral district)

Pirkanmaa
Birkaland
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Finland
Outline map
Location of Pirkanmaa within Finland
Municipality
List
RegionPirkanmaa
Population532,775 (2022)[1]
Electorate437,155 (2023)
Area15,550 km2 (2022)[2]
Current Electoral District
Created1907
Seats
List
  • 20 (2023–present)
  • 19 (2015–2023)
  • 18 (2003–2015)
  • 16 (1995–2003)
  • 15 (1991–1995)
  • 13 (1970–1991)
  • 12 (1962–1970)
  • 13 (1951–1962)
  • 12 (1948–1951)
  • 11 (1907–1948)
Members of Parliament[3]
List

Pirkanmaa (Swedish: Birkaland) is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Häme Province North (Finnish: Hämeen läänin pohjoinen vaalipiiri; Swedish: Tavastehus läns norra valkrets)[4] in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Pirkanmaa in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Pirkanmaa. The district currently elects 20 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 437,155 registered electors.

  1. ^ "11lj -- Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2022M12*". Helsinki, Finland: Statistics Finland. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Suomen pinta-ala kunnittain 1.1.2022" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Current Members of Parliament". Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "HE 55/2014". EDILEX (in Finnish and Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.