The district was established as Häme Province South (Finnish: Hämeen läänin eteläinen vaalipiiri; Swedish: Tavastehus läns södra valkrets)[4] in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland.

The district currently elects 14 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.

Häme Province South 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 Hauho, Hollola and Tammela in the province of Häme.

[7] At the same time, Urjala municipality was transferred from Häme to Pirkanmaa.

[11] Häme currently elects 14 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.

[12][13] 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:[105][106][107][108][109] The following candidates were elected:[110] Eero Antikainen (SDP); Leo Häppölä (ML); Kaino Haapanen (SKDL); Olavi Kajala (SDP); Eino Kilpi (SKDL); Lauri Laine (ML); Hemmi Lindqvist (SKDL); Eemil Luukka (ML); Aino Malkamäki (SDP); Erkki Mohell (SDP); Eino Raunio (SDP); Felix Seppälä (Kok); Juho Tenhiälä (SK); and Arno Tuurna (Kok).

Results of the 1951 parliamentary election held on 1 and 2 July 1951:[111][112][113][114] The following candidates were elected:[115] Eero Antikainen (SDP); Leo Häppölä (ML); Kaino Haapanen (SKDL); Eino Kilpi (SKDL); Martti O. Kölli (Kok); Oskari Lehtonen (Kok); Hemmi Lindqvist (SKDL); Eemil Luukka (ML); Aino Malkamäki (SDP); Eino Raunio (SDP); Felix Seppälä (Kok); Uuno Takki (SDP); Juho Tenhiälä (SK); and Otto Toivonen (SDP).

Results of the 1948 parliamentary election held on 1 and 2 July 1948:[116][117][118] The following candidates were elected:[119] Olavi Kajala (SDP); Eino Kilpi (SKDL); Martti O. Kölli (Kok); Eino Kujanpää (SKDL); Lauri Laine (ML); Oskari Lehtonen (Kok); Aino Malkamäki (SDP); Eino Raunio (SDP); Felix Seppälä (Kok); Martti Suntela (ML); and Uuno Takki (SDP).

Results of the 1945 parliamentary election held on 17 and 18 March 1945:[120][121][122] The following candidates were elected:[123] Juho Hukari (SKDL); Väinö Kivisalo (SDP); Martti O. Kölli (Kok); Eino Kujanpää (SKDL); Lauri Laine (ML); Toivo Lång (SKDL); Aino Malkamäki (SDP); Eino Raunio (SDP); Felix Seppälä (Kok); Uuno Takki (SDP); and Sulo Teittinen (KE).