Kymi (parliamentary electoral district)

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Kymi was an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covered the administrative regions of South Karelia and Kymenlaakso in south-eastern Finland, with a combined population of about 322,000 ({{As of|2002|lc=on}}). Kymi elected 12 members of the Eduskunta. In 2013, the district was merged with Southern Savonia to form the new Southeast Finland district.{{cite web |title=Vaalipiiriä muuttaneet kunnat ja vaalipiirien nimenmuutokset eduskuntavaaleissa 1983 - 2015 |url=https://www.tilastokeskus.fi/til/evaa/evaa_2015-04-10_luo_002_fi.html |publisher=Statistics Finland |accessdate=28 March 2023 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630005126/https://www.tilastokeskus.fi/til/evaa/evaa_2015-04-10_luo_002_fi.html |archive-date=30 June 2022}}{{cite web |title=Lainsäädäntö: Säädökset alkuperäisinä - 271/2013 Laki vaalilain 5 ja 11 §:n muuttamisesta |url=https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/saadoskokoelma/2013/271 |website=Finlex |publisher=Ministry of Justice |access-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007193607/https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2013/20130271 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |location=Helsinki, Finland |url-status=live |language=fi}}

The constituency was largely urban and traditionally working-class. The largest party in the 2003 election was the Social Democratic Party of Finland.

Former members of parliament 2007–2013

Old election results

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{{Election summary net begin|title = Finnish parliamentary election, 2003}}

{{Election summary net party|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Finland

|seats = 5

|net = 0

|seats % = 41.7

|votes % = 34.8

|votes = 59,567

|plus/minus = +1.6%

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{{Election summary net party|

|party = Centre Party (Finland)

|seats = 3

|net = 0

|seats % = 25.0

|votes % = 25.8

|votes = 44,127

|plus/minus = +3.2%

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{{Election summary net party|

|party = National Coalition Party (Finland)

|seats = 3

|net = 0

|seats % = 25.0

|votes % = 20.4

|votes = 34,912

|plus/minus = -4.4%

}}

{{Election summary net party|

|party = Left Alliance (Finland)

|seats = 1

|net = 0

|seats % = 8.3

|votes % = 7.0

|votes = 11,954

|plus/minus = +0.7%

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{{Election summary net party|

|party = Christian Democrats (Finland)

|seats = 0

|net = 0

|seats % = 0.0

|votes % = 5.5

|votes = 9,438

|plus/minus = +0.1%

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{{Election summary net party|

|party = Green League

|seats = 0

|net = 0

|seats % = 0.0

|votes % = 4.5

|votes = 7,767

|plus/minus = -0.9%

}}

{{Election summary net other|

|party = other groups

|seats = 0

|net = 0

|seats % = 0.0

|votes % = 2.1

|votes = 3,568

|plus/minus = n/a

}}

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See also

{{Coord missing|Finland}}

References