1958 Finnish parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 6 and 7 July 1958. The communist Finnish People's Democratic League emerged as the largest party, but was unable to form a government.

1958 Finnish parliamentary election
6–7 July 1958
All 200 seats in Parliament
101 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kusti Kulo Väinö Tanner V. J. Sukselainen
Party SKDL SDP Agrarian
Last election 21.57%, 43 seats 26.25%, 54 seats 24.10%, 53 seats
Seats won 50 48 48
Seat change 7 6 5
Popular vote 450,220 449,536 448,364
Percentage 23.16% 23.12% 23.06%
Swing 1.59pp 3.13pp 1.04pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jussi Saukkonen Lars Erik Taxell Eino Saari
Party National Coalition RKP People's
Last election 12.80%, 24 seats 6.76%, 12 seats 7.88%, 13 seats
Seats won 29 13 8
Seat change 5 1 5
Popular vote 297,094 126,365 114,617
Percentage 15.28% 6.50% 5.90%
Swing 2.48pp 0.26pp 1.98pp
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Emil Skog
Party TPSL ÅS
Last election – 0.23%, 1 seat
Seats won 3 1
Seat change New
Popular vote 33,947 5,487
Percentage 1.75% 0.28%
Swing New 0.05pp
Prime Minister before election

Reino Kuuskoski
Independent

 Prime Minister after election

Karl-August Fagerholm
SDP

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