Finnish parliamentary election, 1954
- SKDL: 43
- SDP: 54
- KP: 13
- RKP: 13
- ML: 53
- KOK: 24
The parliamentary elections in Finland 1954 was held on 7 and 8 March 1954. It was the choice of 21 Finnish Parliament.
The election was brought forward after the Cabinet Kekkonen IV resigned on 17 November 1953, Sakari Tuomioja -executive took over the government.
The elections themselves were no major changes compared to the elections of 1951.
Starting position
After the last elections in 1951 Urho Kekkonen made from Landbund a government of the country the federal government, the Social Democrats and the Swedish People's Party. The government had to deal with budget problems, which finally led to the exit of the Social Democrats from the Cabinet led (July 1953). Kekkonen's next government from Land League and the Swedish People's Party was not a majority. In November 1953 President Juho Kusti Paasikivi handed the government tasks to Sakari Tuomioja of the Liberal League, which decreed itself has no seats in parliament. Tuomioja to stabilize the budget and also to keep the Soviet sphere of influence under control succeeded.
Participating parties
There were 8 different parties to choose from.
The following parties were already represented in the Parliament:
Election result
The turnout was 79.9 %, which is 5.3 percentage points higher than the turnout at the last parliamentary election in 1951.
After the election
As before, the Social Democrats refused to cooperate with Urho Kekkonen and his Land League. In the coalition negotiations, agreement was reached but then on a government, but under the leadership of Ralf Törngren of the Swedish People's Party. After less than half a year, the Social Democrats and Agrarian League agreed finally to a common government without the Swedish People's Party. Previously, Kekkonen had shown more willing to compromise than before. The Cabinet Kekkonen V remained until March 3, 1956 at the government since 1956, Kekkonen was elected President on February 15. His successor as prime minister, Karl- August Fagerholm was of the Social Democratic Party (SDP ), which formed a government of Social Democrats, Land League and the Swedish People's Party again. In the course of this government, there was a split in the SDP. In May 1957 Vieno Sukselainen from the Land League 's new prime minister. He had to rely on a minority government formed from Land League, the Swedish People's Party, the People's Party of Finland and parts of the Social Democratic Party. The coalition collapsed in the same year. Kekkonen, then add with Rainer Fieandt of a an executive prime minister. In April 1958 it was replaced by Fieandt by Reino Kuuskoski, had suffered after the earlier of Fienadt in Parliament voted down on the increase in the price of bread. On 6 and 7 July 1958 elections were held and on August 29, 1958, the Cabinet Kuuskoski was replaced by the Cabinet Fagerholm III.
Overview of the cabinets:
- 38 ) Cabinet Törngren - Ralf Törngren ( swedish People's Party) - Government: Social, Rural League, Swedish People's Party (May 5, 1954 to October 20, 1954 )
- 39 ) Cabinet Kekkonen V - Urho Kekkonen ( Agrarian League ) - Government: Social, Rural League (October 20, 1954 to March 3, 1956 )
- 40 ) Cabinet Fagerholm II - Karl- August Fagerholm ( Social Democrats ) - Government: Social, Rural League, Swedish People's Party ( March 3, 1956 to 27 May 1957)
- 41 ) Cabinet Sukselainen I - Vieno Sukselainen ( Landbund ) - Government: Land League, Swedish People's Party, People's Party of Finland, SDP elimination (May 27, 1957 to November 29, 1957 )
- 42 ) Cabinet of Fieandt - Rainer von Fieandt (independent) - Transitional Government (November 29, 1957 to April 26, 1958 )
- 43 ) Cabinet Kuuskoski - Reino Kuuskoski (independent) - Transitional Government (April 26, 1958 to August 29, 1958 )