Pirkanmaa

Pirkanmaa is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Häme Province North in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Pirkanmaa in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Pirkanmaa. The district currently elects 20 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 437,155 registered electors. History Häme Province North was one 16 electoral districts established by the Election Act of the Grand Duchy of Finland (Suomen Suuriruhtinaanmaan Vaalilaki) passed by the Diet of Finland in 1906. It consisted of the hundreds (kihlakunta) of Jämsä, Pirkkala and Ruovesi in the province of Häme. Viiala municipality was transferred from Häme Province North to Häme Province South in 1951. Virrat municipality was transferred from Vaasa Province to Häme Province North in 1969. In 1990, the municipalities of Kylmäkoski, Toijala, Valkeakoski and Viiala were transferred from Häme Province South to Häme Province North. The municipalities of Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Mouhijärvi, Parkano and Viljakkala were transferred from Turku Province North to Häme Province North in 1993. The district was renamed Pirkanmaa in 1997. In 1998, the municipalities of Äetsä, Suodenniemi and Vammala were transferred from Satakunta to Pirkanmaa and Urjala municipality was transferred from Häme to Pirkanmaa. Punkalaidun municipality was transferred from Satakunta to Pirkanmaa in 2005. Kuhmoinen municipality was transferred from Central Finland to Pirkanmaa in 2021.