Finnish presidential election, 1940
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Early and indirect presidential elections were held in Finland
in 1940 after President Kyösti Kallio
resigned on 27 November following a stroke on 27 August. The 1937 electoral college
was recalled and elected Prime Minister Risto Ryti
, who recived 288 of the 300 votes.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in 1940 after President Kyösti Kallio
Kyösti Kallio
Kyösti Kallio was the fourth President of Finland . He was a prominent leader of the Agrarian League, and served as Prime Minister four times and Speaker of the Parliament six times.-Early life:...
resigned on 27 November following a stroke on 27 August. The 1937 electoral college
Finnish presidential election, 1937
Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1937. On 15 and 16 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college. They in turn elected the President. Whilst Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was one vote short of winning in the first round, the result was a victory for...
was recalled and elected Prime Minister Risto Ryti
Risto Ryti
Risto Heikki Ryti was the fifth President of Finland, from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar period. He made a wide range of international contacts in the world of banking and within the...
, who recived 288 of the 300 votes.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risto Ryti Risto Ryti Risto Heikki Ryti was the fifth President of Finland, from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar period. He made a wide range of international contacts in the world of banking and within the... |
National Progressive Party National Progressive Party (Finland) The National Progressive Party was a liberal political party in Finland from 1918 to 1951. The party was founded December 8 1918, after the Finnish Civil War, by the republican majority of the Young Finnish Party and the republican minority of the Finnish Party... |
288 | 96.0 |
| Johan Helo | Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
4 | 1.3 |
| Pehr Evind Svinhufvud Pehr Evind Svinhufvud Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad , December 15, 1861 – February 29, 1944) was the third President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. Serving as a lawyer, judge, and politician in the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland, he played a major role in the movement for Finnish independence... |
National Coalition Party | 1 | 0.3 |
| Tovio Mikael Kivimäki | National Progressive Party National Progressive Party (Finland) The National Progressive Party was a liberal political party in Finland from 1918 to 1951. The party was founded December 8 1918, after the Finnish Civil War, by the republican majority of the Young Finnish Party and the republican minority of the Finnish Party... |
1 | 0.3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 6 | 2.0 | |
| Total | 300 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||