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Parliament of Åland

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]

Parliament of Åland

Ålands lagting
Type
Type
Leadership
Ingrid Zetterman, Liberals
since 3 November 2023
Structure
Seats30
Political groups
Government (20)
  •   Liberals (9)
  •   Centre (7)
  •   Social Democrats (4)

Opposition (10)

Elections
Last election
15 October 2023
Meeting place
Mariehamn
Website
www.lagtinget.ax
A parliament chamber

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

 
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Liberals for Åland4,20429.93+10.279+3
Åland Centre2,98321.24–6.607–2
Non-aligned Coalition2,15015.31+1.745+1
Åland Social Democrats1,80112.82+3.624+1
Moderate Coalition for Åland1,76112.54–1.2640
Sustainable Initiative7205.13–3.201–1
Future of Åland4032.87–1.800–1
Independent220.16New0New
Total14,044100.00300
Valid votes14,04496.64
Invalid votes3412.35
Blank votes1471.01
Total votes14,532100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,27968.29
Source: Val

Election table (1979-2023) edit

Election Seats
ÅC 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

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Utskott och organ". Ålands lagting (in Swedish). October 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. ^ E-voting in a Small Scale –the Case of Åland
  4. ^ "Ahvenanmaan vaaleissa valta vaihtui: Keskusta voitti, sosiaalidemokraatit hävisivät". YLE (in Finnish). 21 October 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Vem får rösta?". Val.ax (in Swedish). 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

External links edit

  • Ålands Lagting - Official site

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