Opposition group · Cen

Centre Party

23 MPs. The group has taken part in 2652 divisions this term, of which 159 decided a bill's fate.

The group's seats in the chamber
Left11 seatsSDP43 seatsGreens13 seatsCen23 seatsSPP10MN1 seatsCD5NCP48 seatsFinns44 seatsTV1 seatsSpeaker

2023–2027 term

Seats
23
Unanimous
84%
2202 / 2632 divisions
Present
85%
of the group's votes cast
Position won
58%
92 / 159 bill divisions
Speeches
2529
12320 since 2015

Bill divisions that split the group the most

Divisions on passing or rejecting a bill in which the largest share of the group voted against its own majority. The bar shows the group's own votes.

  1. 12 yes · 13 no

    Reforming legal gender recognition

    HE 189/2022 vp31 Jan 2023chamber 113–69the group's position lost

    Passed
  2. 22 yes · 12 no

    Legislative amendments for gender-neutral marriage

    HE 65/2015 vp17 Feb 2016chamber 106–42

    Passed
  3. 16 yes · 4 no

    Restricting healthcare for undocumented migrants

    HE 50/2025 vp25 Nov 2025chamber 105–60

    Passed
  4. 3 yes · 17 no

    Raising grocery store alcohol limit to 8 per cent

    HE 7/2024 vp4 Jun 2024chamber 102–80the group's position lost

    Passed
  5. 2 yes · 16 no

    Restricting activation plans for rehabilitative work

    HE 109/2025 vp15 Dec 2025chamber 95–76the group's position lost

    Passed
  6. 18 yes · 1 no

    Lowering taxes on labour

    HE 98/2025 vp18 Nov 2025chamber 105–51

    Passed
  7. 1 yes · 20 no

    Pledging fishing quotas as loan collateral

    HE 201/2025 vp28 Apr 2026chamber 158–20the group's position lost

    Passed
  8. 20 yes · 1 no

    Speeding up and clarifying parentage confirmation

    HE 132/2021 vp21 Jun 2022chamber 106–46

    Passed
  9. 21 yes · 1 no

    Allowing surgical castration of piglets

    HE 32/2026 vp9 Jun 2026chamber 110–60

    Passed

Latest bill divisions

The newest divisions on passing or rejecting a bill, and the group's own position in them.

  1. 17 yes · 0 no

    Reforming prison officer training and management

    HE 25/2026 vp8 Sep 2026chamber 100–55

    Passed
  2. 21 yes · 0 no

    Expanding information exchange between security authorities

    HE 182/2025 vp22 Jun 2026chamber 151–23

    Passed
  3. 0 yes · 21 no

    Official mail in private digital mailboxes

    HE 58/2026 vp22 Jun 2026chamber 100–74the group's position lost

    Passed
  4. 21 yes · 0 no

    Permitting barnacle goose and cormorant hunting

    HE 108/2026 vp22 Jun 2026chamber 150–23

    Passed
  5. 21 yes · 0 no

    Increasing agricultural fuel oil tax refunds

    HE 114/2026 vp22 Jun 2026chamber 122–53

    Passed
  6. 0 yes · 21 no

    Online alcohol sales and home delivery

    HE 131/2025 vp22 Jun 2026chamber 98–77the group's position lost

    Passed
  7. 0 yes · 21 no

    Cutting and reforming county funding

    HE 56/2026 vp22 Jun 2026chamber 100–75the group's position lost

    Passed
  8. 22 yes · 0 no

    Permitting nuclear weapon import and transit

    HE 72/2026 vp16 Jun 2026chamber 125–61

    Passed
  9. 22 yes · 0 no

    Making customs decisions primarily electronic

    HE 28/2026 vp16 Jun 2026chamber 166–21

    Passed
  10. 0 yes · 22 no

    Transferring ambulance transport from Kela

    HE 66/2026 vp16 Jun 2026chamber 102–85the group's position lost

    Passed
  11. 22 yes · 0 no

    Facilitating and accelerating nuclear power construction

    HE 24/2026 vp16 Jun 2026chamber 126–61

    Passed
  12. 0 yes · 22 no

    Reforming integration and language training services

    HE 74/2026 vp16 Jun 2026chamber 102–85the group's position lost

    Passed
  13. 22 yes · 0 no

    Introducing a citizenship test

    HE 54/2026 vp9 Jun 2026chamber 153–21

    Passed
  14. 0 yes · 22 no

    Restricting direct procurement from in-house companies

    HE 2/2026 vp9 Jun 2026chamber 91–83the group's position lost

    Passed
  15. 21 yes · 1 no

    Allowing surgical castration of piglets

    HE 32/2026 vp9 Jun 2026chamber 110–60

    Passed
  16. 19 yes · 0 no

    Easing corporate sustainability reporting

    HE 38/2026 vp2 Jun 2026chamber 108–61

    Passed
  17. 20 yes · 0 no

    Clarifying taxation of foreign investment funds

    HE 57/2026 vp2 Jun 2026chamber 148–21

    Passed
  18. 20 yes · 0 no

    Speeding up enforcement of deportations

    HE 51/2026 vp2 Jun 2026chamber 147–22

    Passed
  19. 0 yes · 23 no

    Streamlining further training for nurses

    HE 197/2025 vp19 May 2026chamber 91–77the group's position lost

    Passed
  20. 21 yes · 0 no

    Digitalising and centralising public administration archiving

    HE 169/2025 vp19 May 2026chamber 115–54

    Passed

Most often against the group

MPs who most often voted against their own group's majority. Includes those with at least 50 comparable divisions.

  1. 1Vesa Kallio43 / 1941 divisions2,2 %
  2. 2Markus Lohi161 / 7512 divisions2,1 %
  3. 3Olga Oinas-Panuma42 / 1975 divisions2,1 %
  4. 4Mauri Kontu9 / 457 divisions2 %
  5. 5Anne Kalmari166 / 8677 divisions1,9 %
  6. 6Antti Kaikkonen152 / 8257 divisions1,8 %

Sitting MPs23

  1. Petri Honkonen

    Cen

    Present
    81%
    Against group
    0.6%45
  2. Hannu Hoskonen

    Cen

    Present
    90%
    Against group
    1.7%152
  3. Antti Kaikkonen

    Cen

    Present
    84%
    Against group
    1.8%152
  4. Eeva Kalli

    Cen

    Present
    95%
    Against group
    0.6%36
  5. Vesa Kallio

    Cen

    Present
    74%
    Against group
    2.2%43
  6. Anne Kalmari

    Cen

    Present
    88%
    Against group
    1.9%166
  7. Hilkka Kemppi

    Cen

    Present
    69%
    Against group
    0.4%18
  8. Tuomas Kettunen

    Cen

    Present
    67%
    Against group
    1.7%69
  9. Mauri Kontu

    Cen

    Present
    96%
    Against group
    2%9
  10. Hanna Kosonen

    Cen

    Present
    87%
    Against group
    0.9%78
  11. Antti Kurvinen

    Cen

    Present
    87%
    Against group
    0.4%32
  12. Mika Lintilä

    Cen

    Present
    88%
    Against group
    1.2%105
  13. Markus Lohi

    Cen

    Present
    76%
    Against group
    2.1%161
  14. Hanna-Leena Mattila

    Cen

    Present
    87%
    Against group
    0.5%31
  15. Timo Mehtälä

    Cen

    Present
    91%
    Against group
    1%23
  16. Olga Oinas-Panuma

    Cen

    Present
    75%
    Against group
    2.1%42
  17. Jouni Ovaska

    Cen

    Present
    84%
    Against group
    1.5%75
  18. Mikko Polvinen

    Cen

    Present
    95%
    Against group
    0%1
  19. Mika Riipi

    Cen

    Present
    89%
    Against group
    0.9%13
  20. Hanna Räsänen

    Cen

    Present
    85%
    Against group
    0.8%44
  21. Mikko Savola

    Cen

    Present
    83%
    Against group
    0.8%66
  22. Markku Siponen

    Cen

    Present
    95%
    Against group
    1.8%45
  23. Eerikki Viljanen

    Cen

    Present
    94%
    Against group
    0.5%27

Changed during the term2

Voted with the group this term but no longer sit in Parliament.

  1. Katri Kulmuni

    Cen

    Present
    77%
    Against group
    0.1%9
  2. Annika Saarikko

    Cen

    Present
    67%
    Against group
    1%65

MPs from earlier terms43

MPs whose voting history in the archive ends with this group before the 2023–2027 term.