1919 Finnish Parliamentary Election
1–3 March 1919 · The young republic · 200 seats, 101 for a majority
Social Democratic Party finished first with 80 of 200 seats on 38.0% of the vote. Turnout 67.1%. Kaarlo Castrén replaced Lauri Ingman.
Prime Minister before
Lauri Ingman
National Coalition
Prime Minister after
Kaarlo Castrén
National Progressive
Largest force
Social Democratic Party
80 of 200 seats
Turnout
67.1%
The result
| Share of the Eduskunta | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | — | 80 | -12 | 365,046 | 38.0% | — | |
| Agrarian League | — | 42 | +16 | 189,297 | 19.7% | — | |
| National Coalition Party | — | 28 | — | 151,018 | 15.7% | — | |
| National Progressive Party | — | 26 | — | 123,090 | 12.8% | — | |
| Swedish People's Party | — | 22 | +1 | 116,582 | 12.1% | — | |
| Christian Workers' Union | — | 2 | +2 | 14,718 | 1.5% | — | |
| Others | — | 0 | — | 1,350 | 0.1% | — |