Oulu (parliamentary electoral district)

Oulu
Uleåborg
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Finland
Outline map
Location of Oulu within Finland
Municipality
List
RegionKainuu
North Ostrobothnia
Population487,038 (2022)[1]
Electorate393,643 (2023)
Area61,882 km2 (2022)[2]
Current Electoral District
Created1907
Seats
List
  • 18 (1983–present)
  • 17 (1975–1983)
  • 18 (1951–1975)
  • 17 (1945–1951)
  • 16 (1939–1945))
  • 13 (1907–1939)
Members of Parliament[3]
List

Oulu (Swedish: Uleåborg) is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Oulu Province South (Finnish: Oulun läänin eteläinen vaalipiiri; Swedish: Uleåborgs läns södra valkrets)[4] in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Oulu Province (Finnish: Oulun lääni; Swedish: Uleåborgs län) in 1939 and Oulu in 1997. It is conterminous with the regions of Kainuu and North Ostrobothnia. The district currently elects 18 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 393,643 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 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "HE 55/2014". EDILEX (in Finnish and Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.