1994 Finnish presidential election

none Finland presidential 1988 Finnish presidential election 1988 2000 Finnish presidential election 2000 16 January 1994 (first round)6 February 1994 (second round) 78.43% (first round)78.68% (second round) Martti Ahtisaari Mäntyniemessä (cropped).jpg Martti Ahtisaari Social Democratic Party of Finland 1,723,485 53.86% Elisabeth Rehn 1993.jpg Elisabeth Rehn Swedish People's Party of Finland 1,476,294 46.14% 200px#AF002A Martti Ahtisaari#FDEE00 Elisabeth Rehn#008000 Paavo Väyrynen#0048BA Keijo Korhonen First round results by region 200px#AF002A Martti Ahtisaari#FDEE00 Elisabeth Rehn Second round results by region 2 President Mauno Koivisto Social Democratic Party of Finland Martti Ahtisaari Social Democratic Party of Finland Presidential elections were held in Finland on 16 January 1994, with a second round on 6 February.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 978-3-8329-5609-7 It was the first time the President had been solely and directly elected by a popular vote. Martti Ahtisaari defeated Elisabeth Rehn in the second round.Arter David 1994 The 1994 Finnish presidential election: Honesty was not the best policy! West European Politics 17 4 190–192 10.1080/01402389408425049 0140-2382 Voter turnout was 78.4% in the first round and 78.7% in the second.Nohlen & Stöver, p632 This was an open presidential election, because the two-term Finnish President, Mauno Koivisto, had refused to seek a third term. His popularity had also clearly declined since Finland entered into a deep economic recession in 1991. Martti Ahtisaari, a former primary school teacher and a long-time United Nations diplomat, emerged as the frontrunner after winning the Social Democratic presidential primary in the spring of 1993. Having lived abroad for many years during his diplomatic career, he was at first largely unknown to most Finnish voters. On the other hand, he appeared not to be tainted with political scandals or allegations of opportunism, contrary to some of his opponents, especially the Centre Party presidential candidate, Paavo Väyrynen. This was also the first Finnish presidential election to include a popular female candidate. Elisabeth Rehn, the small Swedish People's Party's presidential candidate, appealed to voters through her reputation as a diligent, caring and sincere woman. She was serving as Defence Minister during the election. Rehn's popularity rose dramatically in early January 1994, helping her defeat her two major bourgeois rivals, Väyrynen and the National Coalition candidate, Raimo Ilaskivi. Väyrynen bitterly blamed the media for scheming to make his support appear to be falling just before the first round of voting. Some Finns voted tactically for Rehn on the first round to eliminate Väyrynen from the second round. Ahtisaari and Rehn agreed on many issues, such as Finland's intention to become a member of the European Union. They disagreed partly on economic issues, with Ahtisaari favouring more economic stimulation and Rehn viewing increased economic stimulus sceptically. The three-week period between the first and second rounds of voting saw Ahtisaari's support rise significantly, and during the final week of campaigning opinion polls showed him leading Rehn.Timo Vihavainen, "The Welfare Finland" (Hyvinvointi-Suomi), pgs. 902-903 in Seppo Zetterberg et al., eds., A Small Giant of the Finnish History / Suomen historian pikkujättiläinen. Helsinki: WSOY, 2003Olavi Jouslehto&Jaakko Okker, From Tamminiemi To Mäntyniemi (Tamminiemestä Mäntyniemeen), pgs. 140-155. Porvoo: WSOY, 2000Tapani Ruokanen, On a Journey: Martti Ahtisaari's Story / Matkalla. Martti Ahtisaaren tarina. Helsinki: Otava Ltd., 2009, pgs. 182-191, 197-200, 204-205, 247-256What-Where-When: A Citizen's Yearbook (Mitä-Missä-Milloin - Kansalaisen vuosikirja) 1994 and 1995. Helsinki: Otava Ltd., 1993 and 1994 Candidates Results thumb|Paavo Lipponen, Eeva and Martti Ahtisaari in the election supervisors thumb|Finland's president Mauno Koivisto with his successor Martti Ahtisaari Martti Ahtisaari Social Democratic Party 828038 1723485 Elisabeth Rehn Swedish People's Party 702211 1476294 Paavo Väyrynen Centre Party 623415 Raimo Ilaskivi National Coalition Party 485035 Keijo Korhonen Independent 186936 Claes Andersson Left Alliance 122820 Veltto Virtanen Independent 95650 Eeva Kuuskoski Independent 82453 Toimi Kankaanniemi Christian Democrats 31453 Sulo Aittoniemi Finnish Rural Party 30622 Pekka Tiainen fi Independent 7320 8578 14982 4085623 4085622 Nohlen & Stöver, SeppänenSeppänen Timo Eduskunnan kynnys on korkea pienpuolueille https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-7924201 Yle 5 September 2022 By region First round Province Martti Ahtisaari Elisabeth RehnPaavo Väyrynen Raimo Ilaskivi Keijo KorhonenClaes AnderssonPertti Virtanen Eeva KuuskoskiToimi Kankaanniemi Sulo AittoniemiPekka TiainenElectorateVotesValidInvalidSouth Savo30,50417,13529,49914,8685,7721,7432,7612,7691,6711,002116135,687108,155107,840315North Savo38,03727,17644,20116,95013,950 5,496 3,8434,6391,7171,495316199,494158,201 157,820 381North Karelia31,99014,25025,27413,78110,0251,8742,8863,4151,6011,089181136,007106,645106,366279Kainuu7,8244,65913,8574,03924,0562,5019811,10537724716172,98259,95759,807150Uusimaa202,936243,11957,044140,85026,16531,38223,52017,5274,5924,2841,735903,287754,803753,1541,649Eastern Uusimaa13,17724,5615,3585,7061,5181,3321,34487433531411565,49754,71254,63478Southwest Finland73,46856,59544,45449,35513,07712,2128,33610,8031,8642,665950333,960274,512273,779733Kanta-Häme33,32118,84115,91919,7294,8013,5003,6312,4521,0361,376230127,679105,206104,836370Päijät-Häme35,01426,66717,54623,7566,0873,9923,8862,8231,5331,395278154,166123,328122,977351Kymenlaakso40,34525,76619,48419,6275,2262,9314,4322,6881,1481,204175152,635123,379123,026353South Karelia27,75915,97220,03513,9613,9641,4392,8552,0851,11383697110,68790,41890,116302Central Finland46,26522,41740,02617,14711,1206,9625,2545,0493,5991,542242197,538160,106159,623483Southern Ostrobothnia19,69012,20955,28121,3127,1032,3963,7042,4012,0551,545185152,638128,185127,881304Ostrobothnia20,40353,42815,7929,5062,6253,4091,9251,5421,135413143131,449110,572110,321251Satakunta45,67822,24531,36626,5909,1138,4514,7443,7721,7912,085321191,434156,661156,156505Pirkanmaa75,41052,24336,61150,50815,93314,54711,4607,2602,9165,714982333,374274,420273,584836Central Ostrobothnia7,9418,25017,0174,0452,8581,4151,2788896195855252,89445,08144,949132Northern Ostrobothnia43,99026,72576,27819,98716,6379,2745,6585,9841,4271,835493252,472208,853208,288565Lapland26,54312,85654,86210,1776,2007,1742,8063,543674839474151,563126,563126,148415Åland1,41210,4598621484910816805914618,88513,27013,21357 Source: European Election Database https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200112/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FFIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FFIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes 2021-06-24 Second round ProvinceMartti Ahtisaari Elisabeth RehnElectorateVotesValidInvalidSouth Savo56,90450,551135,687107,966107,455511North Savo85,21872,608199,494158,527157,826701North Karelia61,23945,910136,007107,648107,149499Kainuu31,19024,94472,98256,52156,134387Uusimaa405,872350,232903,287759,479756,1043,375Eastern Uusimaa24,44530,79565,49755,40955,240169Southwest Finland156,749118,022333,960276,025274,7711,254Kanta-Häme61,19344,596127,679106,316105,789527Päijät-Häme71,54652,574154,166124,720124,120600Kymenlaakso74,89850,008152,635125,440124,906534South Karelia50,66739,902110,68791,00890,569439Central Finland93,63765,665197,538160,106159,302804Southern Ostrobothnia46,70676,407152,638123,899123,113786Ostrobothnia41,26571,028131,449112,656112,293363Satakunta94,84462,493191,434158,070157,337733Pirkanmaa164,619109,400333,374275,349274,0191,330Central Ostrobothnia18,14425,97752,89444,33244,121211Northern Ostrobothnia104,482101,687252,472207,109206,169940Lapland67,19655,695151,563123,570122,891679Åland2,53111,45018,88414,02813,98147 Source: European Election Database https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200112/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FFIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FFIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes 2021-06-24 References Category:Presidential elections in Finland Finland President Finland Finland Category:Martti Ahtisaari