| Vaasa | |
|---|---|
| Vasa | |
| Electoral District for the Parliament of Finland | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:10_Vaasa_electoral_district.svg) Location of Vaasa within Finland | |
| Municipality | |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia |
| Population | 434,989 (2022)[1] |
| Electorate | 365,027 (2023) |
| Area | 27,160 km2 (2022)[2] |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Created | 1962 |
| Seats | List
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| Members of Parliament[3] | List
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| Created from | Vaasa Province North Vaasa Province South |
Vaasa (Swedish: Vasa) is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established in 1960 by the merger of Vaasa Province North and Vaasa Province South districts. It is conterminous with the regions of Central Ostrobothnia, Ostrobothnia and South Ostrobothnia. The district currently elects 16 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 365,027 registered electors.
- ^ "11lj -- Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2022M12*". Helsinki, Finland: Statistics Finland. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Suomen pinta-ala kunnittain 1.1.2022" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Current Members of Parliament". Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 10 April 2023.