The district was established as Vaasa Province East (Finnish: Vaasan läänin itäinen vaalipiiri; Swedish: Vasa läns östra valkrets)[4] in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland.

The district currently elects 10 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.

Vaasa Province East 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.

[5] It consisted of the hundreds (kihlakunta) of Kuortane and Laukaa in the province of Vaasa.

[5] The district's borders were redrawn in 1960 to be conterminous with the newly created Central Finland Province.

[6] The district was renamed Central Finland Province at the same time.

[10][11] Parties may form electoral alliances with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats.

Results of the 1954 parliamentary election held on 7 and 8 March 1954:[102][103][104][105][106] The following candidates were elected:[107] Arvo Ahonen (SDP); Päiviö Hetemäki (Kok); Artturi Jämsén (ML); Aleksi Kiviaho (SKDL); Matti Koivunen (SKDL); Artturi Koskinen (SDP); Aare Leikola (SK); Impi Lukkarinen (SDP); Eino Palovesi (ML); Onni Peltonen (SDP); Väinö Rankila (ML); and Eero Saari (ML).

Results of the 1951 parliamentary election held on 1 and 2 July 1951:[108][109][110][111] The following candidates were elected:[112] Arvo Ahonen (SDP); Päiviö Hetemäki (Kok); Matti Koivunen (SKDL); Artturi Koskinen (SDP); Vilho Leivonen (ML); Impi Lukkarinen (SDP); Eino Palovesi (ML); Onni Peltonen (SDP); Ville Puumalainen (SKDL); Väinö Rankila (ML); Eero Saari (ML); and Taavi Vilhula (ML).

Results of the 1948 parliamentary election held on 1 and 2 July 1948:[113][114][115] The following candidates were elected:[116] Heikki Ala-Mäyry (Kok); Päiviö Hetemäki (Kok); Hilma Koivulahti-Lehto (SDP); Artturi Koskinen (SDP); Eino Palovesi (ML); Mauno Pekkala (SKDL); Onni Peltonen (SDP); Ville Puumalainen (SKDL); Väinö Rankila (ML); Vihtori Vesterinen (ML); and Taavi Vilhula (ML).

Results of the 1945 parliamentary election held on 17 and 18 March 1945:[117][118][119] The following candidates were elected:[120] Tuomas Bryggari (SDP); Päiviö Hetemäki (Kok); Vilho Lehtonen (SKDL); Eino Möttönen (ML); Mauno Pekkala (SKDL); Onni Peltonen (SDP); Ville Puumalainen (SKDL); Uuno Raatikainen (SDP); Bruno Sarlin (KE); Vihtori Vesterinen (ML); and Taavi Vilhula (ML).