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553:Anni Huotari
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94:Third party
88:First party
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1700:Referendums
881:World War I
838:Total votes
812:Valid votes
621:Olga Oinola
609:Jenny Upari
605:Maria Laine
486:Young Finns
417:New Zealand
318:Percentage
189:Percentage
1739:Categories
963:2020-01-18
911:References
374:Socialists
356:Background
339:autonomous
259:Otto Karhi
254:Axel Lille
937:March 14,
888:in 1918.
871:Aftermath
854:1,272,873
480:ideas. A
930:Yle News
899:See also
478:Svecoman
474:Fennoman
468:and the
452:Campaign
307:112,267
279:Agrarian
184:121,604
181:243,573
995:Rajamaa
841:899,347
815:890,990
797:890,990
731:112,267
713:121,604
695:243,573
677:329,946
505:Results
482:Liberal
321:12.60%
313:13,790
310:51,242
250:Leader
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210:
200:13.65%
197:27.34%
177:329,946
146:Finnish
120:Leader
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844:100.00
800:100.00
783:18,568
780:Others
767:13,790
749:51,242
403:, the
378:Russia
327:1.55%
324:5.75%
270:Party
193:37.03%
137:Party
997:, in
857:70.65
828:8,357
818:99.07
794:Total
734:12.60
716:13.65
698:27.34
680:37.03
665:Seats
659:Votes
656:Party
284:SKrTL
1713:1994
1708:1931
1690:2023
1685:2019
1680:2015
1675:2011
1670:2007
1665:2003
1660:1999
1642:2024
1637:2019
1632:2014
1627:2009
1622:2004
1617:1999
1612:1996
1594:2024
1589:2018
1584:2012
1579:2006
1574:2000
1569:1994
1564:1988
1559:1982
1554:1978
1549:1968
1544:1962
1539:1956
1534:1950
1528:1946
1521:1943
1514:1940
1508:1937
1503:1931
1498:1925
1492:1919
1473:2022
1455:2021
1450:2017
1445:2012
1440:2008
1435:2004
1430:2000
1425:1996
1420:1992
1415:1988
1410:1984
1405:1980
1400:1976
1395:1972
1390:1968
1385:1964
1380:1960
1375:1956
1370:1953
1365:1950
1360:1947
1355:1945
1350:1936
1345:1933
1340:1930
1335:1928
1330:1925
1325:1924
1320:1923
1315:1922
1310:1921
1305:1920
1300:1919
1295:1918
1276:2027
1270:2023
1265:2019
1260:2015
1255:2011
1250:2007
1245:2003
1240:1999
1235:1995
1230:1991
1225:1987
1220:1983
1215:1979
1210:1975
1205:1972
1200:1970
1195:1966
1190:1962
1185:1958
1180:1954
1175:1951
1170:1948
1165:1945
1160:1939
1155:1936
1150:1933
1145:1930
1140:1929
1135:1927
1130:1924
1125:1922
1120:1919
1115:1917
1110:1916
1105:1913
1100:1911
1095:1910
1090:1909
1085:1908
1080:1907
1017:ISBN
1003:ISBN
939:2022
831:0.93
786:2.08
770:1.55
752:5.75
611:and
476:and
456:The
419:and
386:Duma
59:1908
803:200
348:by
293:24
274:RKP
168:26
165:59
141:SDP
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