2021 Steinborgian federal election

2021 Steinborgian federal election

October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
All 355 seats in the Federal Parliament 178 seats needed for a majority
Registered	70,901,252
Turnout	51,611,381 (72.8%) 4.9 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Viktor Leppik Mikko Lahtinen Juri Ilves Party People's Social Democrats Christian Democrats Last election 89 seats, 24.8% 62 seats, 16.9% 44 seats, 12.1% Seats won 99 53 49 Seat change 10 9 5 Popular vote 13,976,032 7,286,909 6,531,564 Percentage 27.6% 14.4% 12.9% Swing 2.8 pp 2.5 pp 0.8 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kirsi Laine Kristel Miller Olga Raudsepp Party Progressives Green Worker's Last election 27 seats, 7.4% 20 seats, 5.3% 28 seats, 8.0% Seats won 38 28 25 Seat change 11 8 3 Popular vote 5,104,073 4,040,162 3,536,064 Percentage 10.1% 8.0% 7.0% Swing 2.7 pp 2.7 pp 1.0 pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Niko Huhtala Anne Nieminen Karin Lill Party Liberals Alternative New Democracy Last election 23 seats, 5.9% 39 seats, 10.8% 23 seats, 6.4% Seats won 23 21 19 Seat change 18 4 Popular vote 3,218,439 3,041,201 2,747,211 Percentage 6.4% 6.0% 5.4% Swing 0.5 pp 4.8 pp 1.0 pp
Biggest party by constituency. The shade of the color indicates the strenght of the vote share.
Paalik before election Jaan Kruus People's Party Paalik Jaan Kruus People's Party

Federal elections were held in Steinborg on 31 October 2021 to elect the members of the 24th Federal Parliament.

Electoral system

The 200 members of the Federal Parliament are elected in 15 multi-member constituencies, being the fourteen counties and the island of Ensamo. Seats are allocated to the parties using the Sainte-Laguë method. Seats are distributed to constituencies based on the number of registered voters in them. The distribution of seats for the 2021 election was as follows:

Seats by constituency

Constituency	Seats
01 Ensamo	3
02 Pohjameri	26
03 Iounameri	25 (1)
04 Laanemaa	21
05 Parla	42 (1)
06 Tooru	33
07 Keskmaa	21
08 Kirkmaa	17 (1)
09 Itanien Kotimaa	21
10 Lantinen Kotimaa	23
11 Isovouri	13
12 Rohland	18 (1)
13 Mustastein	26 (1)
14 Valkenstein	32 (1)
15 Vappe	34

All Steinborgian citizens aged 18 or over have the right to participate in the election. Non-Steinborgian citizens residing in Steinborg cannot vote, whereas Steinborgian citizens living abroad can register to vote.

Parties

Party	Ideology	Political position	Leader	2017 result	Status
People's Party	Liberal conservatism	Centre-right to right-wing	Viktor Leppik	109 / 150	Governing coalition
Social Democratic Party	Social democracy	Centre-left	Mikko Lahtinen	58 / 150	Opposition
Christian Democratic Forum	Christian democracy	Centre to centre-right	Juri Ilves	41 / 150	Governing coalition
Worker's Party	Socialism Social conservatism	Left-wing to far-left	Olga Raudsepp	35 / 150	Opposition
Green Party	Green politics	Centre-left	Kristel Miller	34 / 150	Opposition
Alternative	Right-wing populism	Right-wing to far-right	Anne Nieminen	34 / 150	Opposition
New Democracy	Social liberalism	Centre to centre-left	Karin Lill	24 / 150	Confidence and supply
Liberals	Liberalism Conservative liberalism	Centre-right	Niko Huhtala	20 / 150	Governing coalition

Results

National results

Parties		Votes	%	±	Seats	±
	People's Party	13,976,032	27.62	2.80	99	10
	Social Democratic Party	7,286,909	14.40	2.52	53	9
	Christian Democratic Forum	6,207,125	12.91	0.80	49	5
	Progressives	5,104,073	10.09	2.66	38	11
	Green Party	4,040,162	7.98	2.65	28	8
	Worker's Party	3,536,064	6.99	1.05	25	3
	Liberals	3,218,439	6.36	0.43	23
	Alternative	3,041,201	6.01	4.79	21	17
	New Democracy	2,747,211	5.43	0.95	19	4
	Others	1,122,899	2.22		0
Total		50,604,553	100.00		355
Invalid/blank votes		1,006,828	1.95	0.05
Total		51,611,381	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		70,901,452	72.79

Results by region

Zieborg

Parties		Votes	%	±	Seats	±
	People's Party	5,699,493	21.96	1.60	42	3
	Social Democratic Party	3,559,910	13.71	2.52	26	9
	Worker's Party	3,312,244	12.76	1.05	25	3
	Christian Democratic Forum	3,116,937	12.01	0.80	25	5
	Progressives	2,639,603	10.17	2.66	20	11
	Alternative	2,586,585	9.96	4.79	19	17
	Green Party	1,573,772	6.06	2.65	11	8
	Liberals	1.503.887	5.79	0.43	11
	New Democracy	1,306,195	5.03	0.95	9	4
	Others	659,016	2.54		0
Total		25,957,642	100.00		188

Jokstein

Parties		Votes	%	±	Seats	±
	People's Party	8,276,539	33.58	3.80	57	7
	Social Democratic Party	3,726,998	15.12	3.03	27	9
	Christian Democratic Forum	3,414,626	13.85	0.15	24
	Green Party	2,466,390	10.01	3.08	17	6
	Progressives	2,464,470	10.00	2.15	20	7
	Liberals	1,714,552	6.96	0.03	12
	New Democracy	1,441,016	5.85	1.06	10	2
	Alternative	454,617	1.84	4.14	2	7
	Worker's Party	223,820	0.91	0.91	0	2
	Others	463.882	1.88		0
Total		24,646,911	100.00		167