2022 Finnish county elections

The first county elections were held in Finland on 23 January 2022. Voters elected the council members of the 21 new wellbeing services counties.[1] Residents of Helsinki were excluded from voting, as the city continues to be responsible for organizing health, social and rescue services in Helsinki. Åland was also excluded, as it is not affected by the health and social services reform.[2]

Electoral system

A total of 1379 members of the 21 councils (each council consisting of 59 to 79 members) were elected using proportional representation, with seats allocated according to the d'Hondt method.[3]

Opinion polls

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each poll is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The table uses the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if that date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead. List includes only polls that were made for the municipal election.

Date Polling Firm KOK SDP PS KESK VIHR VAS SFP KD Others Lead
27 December 2021 - 16 January 2022 Taloustutkimus 22.4 18.0 14.3 17.7 7.4 8.1 5.0 3.4 3.7 4.4
November 15 - 22 December 2021 Taloustutkimus 21.8 18.9 17.6 15.3 7.6 8.1 3.9 3.0 3.8 3.0

Results
Election results by council seats per party. Total number of seats per council numbered. Largest party in each council shown in the map insert.
Party Seats Votes %
National Coalition Party289401,32021,6
Social Democratic Party275359,01419,3
Centre Party297356,46219,2
Finns Party156206,47711,1
Left Alliance100148,5948.0
Green League90136,9617,4
Swedish People's Party7791,4044,9
Christian Democrats5778,8254,2
Movement Now2033,7331,8
Power Belongs to the People1024,1381,3
Independent812,6610,7
Crystal Party02,4580,1
Communist Party01,8420,1
Pirate Party01,6510,1
Liberal Party – Freedom to Choose09300,1
Animal Justice Party04920,0
Open Party01840,0
Blue Reform01420,0
Finnish People First0800,0
Citizens' Party0230,0
Invalid/blank votes7,879–
Total1,3791,865,854100
Registered voters/turnout3,927,72847,5
Source: Ministry of Justice

References
  1. "County Elections - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. "Frequently asked questions about the 2022 county elections - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  3. "How county elections are conducted - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2022-01-17.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.