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^[update]). 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.

Contents 1 Current members of parliament 2007– 1.1 National coalition party 1.2 Greens 1.3 Social Democrats 1.4 Centre 1.5 Left Alliance 1.6 Swedish People's Party 2 Old election results 3 See also

[edit] Current members of parliament 2007–

[edit] National coalition party

• Sirpa Asko-Seljavaara
• Juha Hakola
• Arja Karhuvaara
• Sanna Perkiö
• Pertti Salolainen
• Sari Sarkomaa
• Jan Vapaavuori
• Ben Zyskowicz

[edit] Greens

• Outi Alanko-Kahiluoto
• Tuija Brax
• Pekka Haavisto
• Anni Sinnemäki
• Johanna Sumuvuori

[edit] Social Democrats

• Eero Heinäluoma
• Rakel Hiltunen
• Päivi Lipponen
• Jacob Söderman
• Erkki Tuomioja

[edit] Centre

• Mari Kiviniemi

[edit] Left Alliance

• Paavo Arhinmäki

[edit] Swedish People's Party

• Astrid Thors

[edit] Old election results

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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

[edit] See also

• Parliamentary constituencies of Finland