Parliament of Åland

Parliament of Åland

Ålands lagting
Parliament of Åland ; Ålands lagting
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Ingrid Zetterman, Liberals ; since 3 November 2023
Structure
Seats	30
Political groups	Government (20) Liberals (9); Centre (7); Social Democrats (4); Opposition (10) Non-aligned Coalition (5); Moderate Coalition (4); Sustainable Initiative (1);
Elections
Last election	15 October 2023
Meeting place
	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

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



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)

Election	Seats
Election	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

References

^ 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

Ålands Lagting - Official site

60°05′52″N 19°56′42″E / 60.0978°N 19.9450°E / 60.0978; 19.9450

[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.

[systeme-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.

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