Finnish parliamentary election, 1983
- SKDL: 26
- SDP 57
- Otherwise:. 4
- SMP: 17
- RKP: 11
- KESK: 38
- KOK: 44
- SKL: 3
The parliamentary elections in Finland 1983 was held on 20 and 21 March 1983. It was the election of the 29th Parliament of Finland.
The Country Party of Finland and the ruling Social Democratic Party were the biggest winners of the elections. Large losses suffered left Popular Democratic Union and the Christian Union lost two thirds of their previous seats. For the first time the way into the parliament abolished the Green League, which received 1.5% of the vote. Kalevi Sorsa of the Social Democratic Party remained Prime Minister and took the resurgent country with Party of Finland on the government.
Participating parties
There were 10 different parties to choose from.
The following parties were already represented in the Parliament:
Election result
The turnout was 81.0 %, which is 0.2 percentage points below the turnout at the last parliamentary election in 1979.
- (*) Åland mandate
- (** ) Reference value: Result of National Unity Party of Finland in the last election in 1979
- (*** ) Including Esko- Juhani Tennilä from the electoral district of Lapland, who won a mandate and joined the parliamentary faction of the SKDL
After the election
Kalevi Sorsa led his coalition of Social Democrats continued, the center and the Swedish People's Party. He also formed a coalition with the Country Party of Finland. It was the first majority government capable of Finland, which was able to hold a full term.
Overview of the cabinets:
- 63 ) Cabinet Sorsa IV - Kalevi Sorsa (Social Democratic Party) - government of the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Swedish People's Party, Country Party of Finland (6 May 1983 to 30 April 1987)