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Parliament of Åland

Parliament of Åland

Ålands Lagting
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Roger Nordlund, Centre
since 4 November 2019
Structure
Seats30
Composition of the Lagting (Aland Islands) after the 2019 elections
Political groups
Government (19)
  • Centre (9)
  • Moderate Coalition (4)
  • Non-aligned Coalition (4)
  • Sustainable Initiative (2)

Opposition (11)

Elections
Last election
20 October 2019
Next election
2023
Meeting place
Ålands lagting.jpg
Mariehamn
Website
www.lagtinget.ax
A parliament chamber

The Lagting, or Lagtinget, is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats.

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.[1]

Latest election

Aland Lagting 2019.svg
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Åland Centre 3,966 27.9 +6.2 9 +2
Liberals for Åland 2,788 19.6 -3.7 6 -1
Moderate Coalition for Åland 1,962 13.8 -4.0 4 -1
Non-aligned Coalition 1,926 13.6 +4.0 4 +1
Åland Social Democrats 1,292 9.1 –8.3 3 –2
Sustainable Initiative 1,182 8.3 +7.5 2 +2
Future of Åland 659 4.6 –2.8 1 –1
Ålandic Democracy 419 3.0 -0.6 1 0
Total 14,194 100 - 30 0
Registered voters/turnout 69.1
Sources: Lagtings- och kommunalval på Åland 2019

1979–2019 Election table

election seats
ÅC 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

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