Parliament of Åland
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Parliament of Åland Ålands lagting | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 30 |
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Political groups | Government (19)
Opposition (11)
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Elections | |
Last election | 20 October 2019 |
Next election | 2023 |
Meeting place | |
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Mariehamn | |
Website | |
www.lagtinget.ax |
The Lagting, or Lagtinget, is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats, which makes for approximately one seat per 700 voters in 2022.[1]
Legislative work is carried out in three standing committees:[2]
- Committee on Legal Affairs and Culture
- Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Committee on Social Affairs and the Local Environment
Electoral system[edit]
The 30 members of the Parliament of Åland are elected every four years by proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[3][4] The age limit for voting rights is 18 years, in addition to which Åland's right to vote in the home region is a prerequisite for the stand for election.[5]
Latest election[edit]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Åland Centre | 3,970 | 27.84 | 9 | +2 | |
Liberals for Åland | 2,803 | 19.66 | 6 | –1 | |
Moderate Coalition for Åland | 1,967 | 13.80 | 4 | –1 | |
Non-aligned Coalition | 1,935 | 13.57 | 4 | +1 | |
Åland Social Democrats | 1,312 | 9.20 | 3 | –2 | |
Sustainable Initiative | 1,187 | 8.33 | 2 | +2 | |
Future of Åland | 666 | 4.67 | 1 | –1 | |
Ålandic Democracy | 418 | 2.93 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 14,258 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 14,258 | 97.69 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 337 | 2.31 | |||
Total votes | 14,595 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 20,946 | 69.68 | |||
Source: ASUB |
1979–2019 Election table[edit]
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election | seats | |||||||||
ÅC | LÅ | MS | ÅS | ObS | G | Åfg | ÅF | ÅD | Hi | |
1979 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
1983 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
1987 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
1991 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||
1995 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||
1999 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
2003 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
2007 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
2011 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
2015 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
2019 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Source: Ålands statistik- och utredningsbyrå |
See also[edit]
- Government of Åland
- List of speakers of the Parliament of Åland
- Municipalities of Åland
- Politics of Åland
- Parliament of Finland
- Government of Finland
- Åland State Provincial Office
- Swedish Assembly of Finland
- Politics of Finland
- Ting
References[edit]
- ^ Arter, David (2022). "Personal representation or party representation? Elections in the autonomous Åland Islands". Regional & Federal Studies: 1–14. doi:10.1080/13597566.2022.2047940. ISSN 1359-7566. S2CID 248113785.
- ^ "Utskott och organ". Ålands lagting (in Swedish). October 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ E-voting in a Small Scale –the Case of Åland
- ^ "Ahvenanmaan vaaleissa valta vaihtui: Keskusta voitti, sosiaalidemokraatit hävisivät". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Vem får rösta?". Val.ax (in Swedish). 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Ålands Lagting - Official site