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14da -- Voting data by sex in the Presidential elections, 1994-2024

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Statistics Finland, presidential elections
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Documentation of statistics ... confidential Changes of names and/or numbers of constituencies 1997: 01 Helsinki city constituency => 01 Helsinki constituency
02 Uusimaa county constituency => 02 Uusimaa constituency
03 Turku county south constituency => 03 Varsinais-Suomi constituency
04 Turku county north constituency => 04 Satakunta constituency
06 Häme county south constituency => 06 Häme constituency
07 Häme county north constituency => 07 Pirkanmaa constituency
08 Kymi county constituency => 08 Kymi constituency
09 Mikkeli county constituency => 09 Mikkeli constituency
10 North Karelia county constituency => 11 North Karelia constituency
11 Kuopio county constituency => 10 Kuopio constituency
12 Central Finland county constituency => 13 Central Finland constituency
13 Vaasa county constituency => 12 Vaasa constituency
14 Oulu county constituency => 14 Oulu constituency
15 Lapland county constituency => 15 Lapland constituency
Changes in the names of constituencies 2002: 09 Mikkeli constituency => 09 South Savo constituency
10 Kuopio constituency => 10 North Savo constituency
The data presented at national and constituency level cover all eligible voters. Data presented at the municipal level cover Finnish citizens living in Finland.

Constituency and municipality in the election year

Municipalities and constituencies.
Municipalities are placed in constituencies in accordance with the division
of constituencies in force in the 2024 Presidential elections. With regard
to earlier elections, it should be noted that the municipalities are not always under the right
constituencies. This is because municipalities may have changed
constituency.

Information

Persons entitled to vote (number)

In parliamentary elections, the Presidential election and European Parliamentary elections, every Finnish citizen is entitled to vote provided the person has reached the age of 18 no later than on the day of the election. In the Presidential election, the voting age must be reached not later than on the day of the first round of the Presidential election.

Persons entitled to vote (number)

In European Parliamentary elections, a citizen of another European Union Member State is also entitled to vote provided the person has reached the age of 18 no later than on the day of the election and whose municipality of residence referred to in the Municipality of Residence Act (201/1994) is in Finland provided the person has not lost the right to vote in European elections in the country of which he/she is a citizen (Election Act, Section 2).

Voting percentage (%)

Voting percentage = proportion of voters of persons entitled to vote.

Voting percentage (%)

Statistics on general elections include four different voting percentages:
1) the voting percentage of Finnish citizens resident in Finland
2) the voting percentage of Finnish citizens resident abroad
3) the total voting percentage which includes both of the above
4) a separate percentage for persons belonging to group 2 above and living in Sweden.

Voting percentage (%)

In European Parliamentary elections a voting percentage is calculated also for citizens of other EU Member States.

Voting percentage (%)

In municipal elections the right to vote is not based on Finnish citizenship, but on municipality of residence (See Entitled to vote).

Voting percentage (%)

In municipal elections voting percentages by nationality of foreign voters are presented in addition to the total voting percentage: EU Member State, Iceland and Norway, Other country. (See also Advance voting percentage)

Advance voters (number)

The valid and invalid ballots taken into account in the advance voting.

Advance voters (number)

As a rule, advance votes are counted on the actual election day, Sunday, at 15.00 pm. The count may be advanced in large electoral districts; the earliest possible starting time is at 12 noon. The objective is to finish the counting of advance votes by 20.00 pm, from which time onwards advance data can be released.

Advance voting percentage (%)

The percentage of voters who voted in advance = their share of all voters.

Advance voting percentage (%)

In Statistics Finland statistics the share is calculated from all persons who voted. On the Ministry of Justice's Internet pages the percentage is calculated from all persons entitled to vote.

Invalid ballots (number)

The provisions on invalid ballots are in section 85 of the Election Act. Grounds for invalidity are
1) the ballot envelope contains something else or more than one ballot paper
2) the ballot envelope has an unauthorised mark
3) something other than a ballot paper printed by the Ministry of Justice has been used as the ballot paper
4) the ballot paper has not been stamped
5) the candidate's number has been written unclearly
6) the elector's name or distinctive identification or some other inappropriate marking has been made on the ballot paper.

Invalid ballots (number)

In addition to the above, statistics are compiled also on the number of empty ballots.