19451951

1948 Finnish Parliamentary Election

1–2 July 1948 · War and the Paasikivi-Kekkonen years · 200 seats, 101 for a majority

Agrarian League finished first with 56 of 200 seats on 24.2% of the vote. Turnout 78.2%. Karl-August Fagerholm replaced Mauno Pekkala.

Prime Minister before

Mauno Pekkala

SKDL

Prime Minister after

Karl-August Fagerholm

SDP

Largest force

Agrarian League

56 of 200 seats

Turnout

78.3%

The result

Social Democratic Party
26.3% of votes · +4 seats
54
seats
Agrarian League
24.2% of votes · +7 seats
56
seats
Finnish People's Democratic League
20.0% of votes · -11 seats
38
seats
National Coalition Party
17.0% of votes · +5 seats
33
seats
Swedish People's Party
7.3% of votes · -1 seats
13
seats
National Progressive Party
3.9% of votes · -4 seats
5
seats
Åland Coalition
0.3% of votes
1
seats
Small Farmers Party
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Radical People's Party
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Others
0.3% of votes
0
seats