Finnish parliamentary election, 1966

  • SKDL: 41
  • SDP: 55
  • Otherwise:. 8
  • LKP: 9
  • RKP: 12
  • KESK: 49
  • KOK: 26

The parliamentary elections in Finland 1966 was held on 20 and 21 March 1966. It was the election of the 24th Parliament of Finland.

The elections brought the Social Democratic Party of Finland under its chairman Rafael Paasio significant gains and the party was so far in front of the strongest power, the Centre Party, the largest party in parliament. This shift to the left led in May 1966 to form a government between the Social Democratic Party and dominated by the Communist Party of the Democratic Union of the Finnish people, the support of the Centre Party and the Social Democratic Confederation of Workers and small peasantry.

Starting position

Since the September 12, 1964 ruled a center-right coalition of the Centre Party (former Agrarian League ), National Coalition Party, the Swedish People's Party and People's Party of Finland under Prime Minister John Virolainen from the Land League. This government brought some significant reforms in the way, such as a general health insurance law, a new language law and a new sales tax law. The sales tax was increased which resulted mainly in lower income brackets to resentment, as much more expensive, among other petrol cars.

Inside the Left party landscape what it came to possible personnel changes. While the People's Democrats with Ele Alenius chose a non- Communists as chairman, Rafael Paasio was, who sought a rapprochement with the People's Democratic Union, leader of the Social Democratic Party. A coalition between the two major left-wing parties seemed no longer excluded.

Participating parties

There were 10 different parties to choose from.

The following parties were already represented in the Parliament:

Election result

The turnout was 84.9 %, which is 0.2 percentage points below the turnout at the last parliamentary election in 1966.

  • (* ) Comparative amounts for the Liberal People's Party, the election results of 1962 the People's Party of Finland and the Liberals waistband together.
  • (** ) Åland mandate

After the election

The Social Democrat Rafael Paasio formed a left -dominated " Popular Front government" of the Social Democratic Party, Centre Party, People's Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Confederation of Workers and small peasantry. This coalition had a three-quarters majority in parliament and brought a basic education reform and a family pension law on the way. However, they threw Paasio before a weak attitude towards the Centre Party and the President Urho Kekkonen. Also be fairly cool Soviet Union Course was considered critical. Rafael Paasio finally offered his office as Prime Minister and Social Democrat Mauno Koivisto was Kekkonen's request on March 22, 1968 New Prime Minister. The coalition was strengthened under him with the Swedish People's Party to another force.

Overview of the cabinets:

  • 50 ) Cabinet Paasio I - Rafael Paasio (Social Democratic Party) - government of the Social Democratic Party, Centre Party, People's Democratic Union, the Social Democratic Confederation of Workers and small peasantry (May 27, 1966 to March 22, 1968 )
  • 51 ) Cabinet Koivisto I - Mauno Koivisto (Social Democratic Party) - government of the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Swedish People's Party, People's Democratic Union, the Social Democratic Confederation of Workers and small peasantry
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