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Number of candidates by party and information on current MPs, municipal councillors, county councillors and MEPs in Municipal elections by Year, Party, Election status and Information

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Number of candidates by party and information on current MPs, municipal councillors, county councillors and MEPs in Municipal elections by Year, Party, Election status and Information
 Number of candidates
2004 
Total 
Total39,906
Elected11,966
Deputy11,373
KOK 
Total7,578
Elected2,078
Deputy2,081
PS 
Total881
Elected106
Deputy122
2008 
Total 
Total38,509
Elected10,412
Deputy10,063
KOK 
Total7,628
Elected2,020
Deputy1,986
PS 
Total1,840
Elected443
Deputy435
2012 
Total 
Total37,124
Elected9,674
Deputy9,402
KOK 
Total6,874
Elected1,735
Deputy1,743
PS 
Total4,394
Elected1,195
Deputy1,147
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Number of candidates

County elections
The candidates are nominated for the entire wellbeing services county, voters only vote for the candidates in their own wellbeing services county and the result is calculated for each wellbeing services county.

Number of candidates

Parliamentary elections:
Parliamentary election candidates can be nominated by registered political parties and constituency associations established by at least 100 persons entitled to vote. When nominating candidates two or more political parties have the right to form an electoral alliance by mutual agreement. Correspondingly, two or more constituency associations have the right to form a joint electoral list. Each party, electoral alliance or joint electoral list can nominate a maximum of 14 candidates in each electoral district. If, by virtue of a Government decision, more than 14 candidates are elected from an electoral district, the number of candidates may be at most the number of candidates elected from that electoral district.

Number of candidates

Municipal elections:
Municipal election candidates can be nominated by political parties and a minimum of 10 persons entitled to vote, who have established a constituency association. When nominating candidates two or more political parties have the right to form an electoral alliance by mutual agreement. Correspondingly, two or more constituency associations have the right to form a joint electoral list. A party, an electoral alliance or a joint electoral list can nominate at most one and a half times as many candidates as there are places for elected representatives.

Number of candidates

European Parliamentary elections:
European Parliamentary election candidates can be nominated by registered political parties and constituency associations established by at least 2,000 persons entitled to vote. When nominating candidates two or more political parties have the right to form an electoral alliance by mutual agreement. Correspondingly, two or more constituency associations have the right to form a joint electoral list. Each party, electoral alliance or joint electoral list can nominate a maximum of 20 candidates in each country.

Number of candidates

Presidential elections:
Candidates may be nominated in Presidential elections by 1) a political party, from whose list of candidates at least one representative was elected in the most recent Parliamentary elections or 2) at least 20,000 persons entitled to vote, who have established a constituency association. A political party or a constituency association may nominate only one candidate. Political parties and constituency associations may nominate the same candidate.
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