1927 Finnish parliamentary election

1927 Finnish parliamentary election

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All 200 seats in the Parliament of Finland 101 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Matti Paasivuori Pekka Heikkinen Kyösti Haataja Party SDP Agrarian National Coalition Last election 29.02%, 60 seats 20.25%, 44 seats 18.99%, 38 seats Seats won 60 52 34 Seat change 8 4 Popular vote 257,572 205,313 161,450 Percentage 28.30% 22.56% 17.74% Swing 0.72pp 2.31pp 1.25pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Eric von Rettig Oskari Mantere Party RKP STPV National Progressive Last election 12.03%, 23 seats 10.45%, 18 seats 9.09%, 17 seats Seats won 24 20 10 Seat change 1 2 7 Popular vote 111,005 109,939 61,613 Percentage 12.20% 12.08% 6.77% Swing 0.17pp 1.63pp 2.32pp
Prime Minister before election Väinö Tanner SDP Prime Minister after election Juho Sunila Agrarian

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Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 1 and 2 July 1927.^[1] Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest in Parliament with 60 of the 200 seats, Juho Sunila of the Agrarian League formed an Agrarian minority government in December 1927. It remained intact until December 1928. Voter turnout was 55.8%.^[2]