1919 Finnish Presidential Election
Elected by Parliament25 July 1919 · Parliament and the electoral college
Parliament elected Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg with 143 votes of its 200 members; Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim had 50.
President before
—
office established
Elected President
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
National Progressive Party
Decided by
143 of 200
Parliament, one ballot
Elector turnout
—
no popular vote
Parliament's vote
Votes of the 200 members of the Eduskunta. Blank or rejected: 2.
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
National Progressive Party · 73.3%
143
votes
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Independent · 25.6%
50
votes
Lauri Kristian Relander
Agrarian League · 0.5%
1
votes
Väinö Tanner
Social Democratic Party · 0.5%
1
votes