Parliament of Åland
Elected body of autonomous area of Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
 | This article needs to be updated. (October 2023) |
Parliament of Åland Ålands lagting | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 30 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (20)
Opposition (10) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 15 October 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Mariehamn | |
| Website | |
| www.lagtinget.ax | |
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
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]
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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 | 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 | |||||||||||
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