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2014 European Parliament election in Finland

Hustings panel with Finnish political party chairpersons and top candidates on Europe Day 2014. Left to right: Sari Essayah, Mikael Pentikäinen, Jyrki Katainen, Timo Soini, Carl Haglund, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Paavo Arhinmäki, Ville Niinistö.

An election for the election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament took place on 25 May 2014 with advance voting from 14 to 20 May.[1] Finnish voters elected thirteen members to the European Parliament.

Opinion polls

Hustings panel for the European Parliament election in Haaga primary school, Helsinki, Finland, 15 April 2014. From left to right: Ozan Yanar (Greens), Jukka Mattila (panel moderator), Timo Harakka (Social Democratic Party), Marjatta Rasi (National Coalition Party).

Results

MEPs elected

Largest party by municipality:
  National Coalition Party
  Centre Party
  Finns Party
  Social Democratic Party
  Left Alliance
  Swedish People's Party
  Christian Democrats
National Coalition Party
  1. Alexander Stubb* – 148,190 votes
  2. Sirpa Pietikäinen – 49,842 votes
  3. Henna Virkkunen – 43,829 votes
Centre Party
  1. Olli Rehn – 70,398 votes
  2. Paavo Väyrynen – 69,360 votes
  3. Anneli Jäätteenmäki – 59,538 votes
Finns Party
  1. Jussi Halla-aho – 80,772 votes
  2. Sampo Terho – 33,833 votes
Social Democratic Party
  1. Liisa Jaakonsaari – 44,061 votes
  2. Miapetra Kumpula-Natri – 40,734 votes
Green League
  1. Heidi Hautala – 31,725 votes
Left Alliance
  1. Merja Kyllönen – 58,611 votes
Swedish People's Party
  1. Nils Torvalds – 29,355 votes

* Note: Alexander Stubb was chosen to be National Coalition Party chairman in June, and was subsequently appointed Prime Minister. Stubb did not take his seat in the European Parliament. The seat went to Petri Sarvamaa, who had the fourth most votes (37,862) on the NCP list.[3]

Most voted-for candidates

References

  1. ^ "Aikataulut – Vaalit.fi". vaalit.fi. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ Iltalehti 17–18 May 2014, p. 2–3.
  3. ^ "Petri Sarvamaa: "On mahdollisuus voittaa vaalit komeasti"". 14 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Koko maa - Ehdokkaat äänimääräjärjestyksessä". Eurovaalit 2014 - tulospalvelu - yle.fi.

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