1940 Finnish Presidential Election
The 1937 college, reassembled19 December 1940 · Parliament and the electoral college
Risto Ryti was elected by the 1937 electoral college, reassembled, on the first ballot with 288 of 300 votes.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Winter War (1939–1940); World War II (1939–1945). Conflicts →
President before
Kyösti Kallio
Agrarian League
Elected President
Risto Ryti
National Progressive Party
Decided by
288 of 300
the college, one ballot
Elector turnout
—
no popular vote
The college's vote
Votes of the 300 electors. An absolute majority wins on the first two ballots; a third ballot is a straight choice between the top two. Blank or rejected: 6.
Risto Ryti
National Progressive Party · 98.0%
288
votes
Johan Helo
Social Democratic Party · 1.4%
4
votes
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
National Coalition Party · 0.3%
1
votes
Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
National Progressive Party · 0.3%
1
votes