Helsinki (constituency)
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Helsinki is a constituency represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative area of the city of Helsinki, with a population of 559,046 (as of 2003). Helsinki currently elects 21 members of the Eduskunta.
The constituency is urban, including the city centre of Helsinki and its eastern, mainly working-class suburbs. It does not include most of the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which falls instead under the constituency of Uusimaa. The largest party in the 2003 election was the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Finland.
[edit] Current members of parliament
- Sirpa Asko-Seljavaara (National Coalition)
- Eva Biaudet (Swedish People's Party)
- Tuija Brax (Greens)
- Arto Bryggare (Social Democrats)
- Tuula Haatainen (Social Democrats)
- Tony Halme (True Finns)
- Leena Harkimo (National Coalition)
- Rakel Hiltunen (Social Democrats)
- Anneli Jäätteenmäki (Centre)
- Irina Krohn (Greens)
- Jere Lahti (National Coalition)
- Paavo Lipponen (Social Democrats)
- Outi Ojala (Left Alliance)
- Pertti Salovaara (Centre)
- Sari Sarkomaa (National Coalition)
- Anni Sinnemäki (Greens)
- Osmo Soininvaara (Greens)
- Ilkka Taipale (Social Democrats)
- Erkki Tuomioja (Social Democrats)
- Jan Vapaavuori (National Coalition)
- Ben Zyskowicz (National Coalition)
[edit] Election results
| Finnish parliamentary election, 2003 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |||
| Social Democrats | 6 | +1 | 28.6 | 24.3 | 79,031 | +1.4% | |||
| National Coalition Party | 6 | -1 | 28.6 | 24.0 | 78,019 | -4.7% | |||
| Green League | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 59,775 | +1.2% | |||
| Centre Party | 2 | +1 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 26,435 | +2.0% | |||
| Left Alliance | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 23,081 | -0.2% | |||
| Swedish People's Party | 1 | -1 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 22,926 | -2.1% | |||
| True Finns | 1 | +1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 17,342 | +5.2% | |||
| other groups | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 18,819 | n/a | |||
