1946 Finnish Presidential Election
Elected by Parliament9 March 1946 · Parliament and the electoral college
Parliament elected Juho Kusti Paasikivi with 159 votes of its 200 members; Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg had 14.
President before
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Independent
Elected President
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
National Coalition Party
Decided by
159 of 200
Parliament, one ballot
Elector turnout
—
no popular vote
Parliament's vote
Votes of the 200 members of the Eduskunta. Blank or rejected: 11.
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
National Coalition Party · 91.9%
159
votes
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
National Progressive Party · 8.1%
14
votes