Parliament of Åland
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Parliament of Åland Ålands lagting | |
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| Type | |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 30 |
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Political groups | Government (20)
Opposition (10) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 15 October 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
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Liberals for Åland | 4,204 | 29.93 | +10.27 | 9 | +3 | |
| Åland Centre | 2,983 | 21.24 | –6.60 | 7 | –2 | |
| Non-aligned Coalition | 2,150 | 15.31 | +1.74 | 5 | +1 | |
| Åland Social Democrats | 1,801 | 12.82 | +3.62 | 4 | +1 | |
| Moderate Coalition for Åland | 1,761 | 12.54 | –1.26 | 4 | 0 | |
| Sustainable Initiative | 720 | 5.13 | –3.20 | 1 | –1 | |
| Future of Åland | 403 | 2.87 | –1.80 | 0 | –1 | |
| Independent | 22 | 0.16 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 14,044 | 100.00 | – | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 14,044 | 96.64 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 341 | 2.35 | ||||
| Blank votes | 147 | 1.01 | ||||
| Total votes | 14,532 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,279 | 68.29 | ||||
| Source: Val | ||||||
Election table (1979-2023)
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| Election | Seats | ||||||||||
| ÅC | LÅ | ÅS | FS | ObS | G | Åfg | ÅF | MS | ÅD | Hi | |
| 1979 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 1983 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| 1987 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1991 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 1995 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2007 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 2011 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 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. 32 (4): 511–524. 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). 21 October 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Vem får rösta?". Val.ax (in Swedish). 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ålands Lagting - Official site
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