From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oulu is a Finnish constituency represented in eduskunta . It covers the administrative regions of Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu , with a combined population of about 459,000 (as of 2002[update] ). Oulu currently elects 18 members of eduskunta.
The constituency is largely rural, and the major cities are Oulu and Kajaani . The dominant party is the Centre , which has taken half of the available seats since 1991.
Members of parliament
2007–2011
2019–2023
[ 1]
Election results
Finnish parliamentary election, 2003
Party
Seats
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Centre
9
0
50.0
46.6
108,336
+3.1%
Left Alliance
3
0
16.7
15.3
35,604
-1.5%
SDP
2
0
11.1
14.0
32,601
+1.0%
National Coalition
2
0
11.1
9.6
22,349
-1.5%
Green
1
0
5.6
6.1
14,077
+0.2%
KD
1
0
5.6
5.3
12,332
+3.5%
Forces for Change in Finland
0
0
0.0
1.0
2,327
+1.0%
other groups
0
0
0.0
2.0
4,629
n/a
Finnish parliamentary election, 2007[ 2]
Party
Seats
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Centre
9
0
50.0
43.1
98,813
-3.5%
Left Alliance
3
0
16.7
16.1
36,987
+0.8%
National Coalition
3
+1
16.7
14.0
31,987
+4.4%
SDP
2
0
11.1
12.8
29,295
-1.2%
Green
1
0
5.6
6.2
14,102
+0.1%
KD
0
-1
0.0
3.2
7,290
-2.1%
Finns
0
0
0.0
3.5
7,986
+2.8%
other groups
0
0
0.0
1.1
2,670
n/a
Finnish parliamentary election, 2011[ 3]
Party
Seats
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Centre
6
-3
33.3
33.4
81,458
-9.7%
Finns
4
+4
22.2
20.1
49,088
-16.6%
Left Alliance
3
0
16.7
14.5
35,422
-1.6%
National Coalition
2
-1
11.1
11.9
28,902
-2.1%
SDP
2
0
11.1
11.0
26,861
-1.8%
Green
1
0
5.6
4.9
11,960
-1.3%
KD
0
0
0.0
2.8
6,717
-0.4%
other groups
0
0
0.0
1.4
3,254
n/a
Finnish parliamentary election, 2015[ 4]
Party
Seats
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Centre
9
+3
50.0
42.7
106,581
+9.3%
Finns
3
-1
16.7
16.2
40,429
-4.0%
Left Alliance
2
-1
11.1
11.8
29,580
-2.7%
National Coalition
2
0
11.1
10.9
27,089
-1.0%
SDP
1
-1
5.6
9.0
22,433
-2.0%
Green
1
0
5.6
6.2
15,524
+1.3%
KD
0
0
0.0
1.1
2,690
-1.7%
other groups
0
0
0.0
2,1
5,326
n/a
Finnish parliamentary election, 2019[ 5]
Party
Seats
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Centre
6
-3
33.3
30.3
78,486
-12.4%
Finns
4
+1
22.2
20.4
52,771
+4.2%
Left Alliance
3
+1
16.7
13.1
33,820
+1.2%
National Coalition
2
0
11.1
11.0
28,382
+0.1%
SDP
2
+1
11.1
10.3
26,588
+1.3%
Green
1
0
5.6
7.9
20,376
+1.7%
KD
0
0
0.0
2.2
5,728
+1.1%
other groups
0
0
0.0
4.8
12,707
n/a
References
See also