1975 Finnish parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 21 and 22 September 1975.

1975 Finnish parliamentary election
21–22 September 1975
All 200 seats in the Parliament of Finland
101 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rafael Paasio Ele Alenius Johannes Virolainen
Party SDP SKDL Centre
Last election 25.78%, 55 seats 17.02%, 37 seats 16.41%, 35 seats
Seats won 54 40 39
Seat change 1 3 4
Popular vote 683,590 519,483 484,772
Percentage 24.86% 18.89% 17.63%
Swing 0.92pp 1.87pp 1.22pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Harri Holkeri Carl Olof Tallgren Pekka Tarjanne
Party National Coalition RKP Liberal People's
Last election 17.59%, 34 seats 5.06%, 9 seats 5.16%, 7 seats
Seats won 35 9 9
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 505,145 128,211 119,534
Percentage 18.37% 4.66% 4.35%
Swing 0.78pp 0.40pp 0.81pp
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Raino Westerholm Veikko Vennamo
Party Christian League Rural Party
Last election 2.53%, 4 seats 9.16%, 18 seats
Seats won 9 2
Seat change 5 16
Popular vote 90,599 98,815
Percentage 3.29% 3.59%
Swing 0.76pp 5.57pp
Prime Minister before election

Keijo Liinamaa
Independent

 Prime Minister after election

Martti Miettunen
Centre

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