Åland Social Democrats

The Åland Social Democrats (Swedish: Ålands Socialdemokrater) is a social-democratic[1] political party on the Åland Islands. In the 2019 parliamentary election, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 3 out of 30 seats, a loss of two.[1]

Åland Social Democrats Ålands Socialdemokrater
Leader	Camilla Gunell
Founded	1971
Headquarters	Ekonomiegatan 1, Mariehamn
Youth wing	Rosenskotten
Women's wing	Törnrosorna
Ideology	Social democracy[1]
Political position	Centre-left
Nordic affiliation	SAMAK The Social Democratic Group
Colours	Red
Parliament of Finland	0 / 1
Parliament	3 / 30
Municipalities	15 / 208
Website
www.socialdemokraterna.ax
Politics of Åland Political parties Elections

The current organisation was founded in 1971, although there have been worker's associations on Åland since 1906. After the independence of Finland, the Social Democrats were closer to the Swedish Social Democratic Party than the Social Democratic Party of Finland. After the Second World War, the Social Democrats fought the supporters of the far-left Finnish People's Democratic League, which briefly became the largest political movement on the islands.

Election results

Parliament of Åland[2]   Year MPs Votes 1979 3 1,125 12.0% 1983 5 1,717 16.5% 1987 4 1,489 14.0% 1991 4 1,564 14.5% 1995 4 1,711 15.2% 1999 3 1,427 11.8% 2003 6 2,340 19.0% 2007 3 1,513 11.8% 2011 6 2,404 18.5% 2015 5 2,188 17.4% 2019 3 1,292 9.1%

Parliament of Finland (Åland constituency)[3] Year MPs Votes 1991 -- 940 10.1% 1995 -- 909 9.2% 1999 -- 924 8.8% 2003 -- 2,904 24.9% 2007 -- 1,607 14.4%

Municipal councils[4]   Year Councillors Votes 1995 13 1,491 13.1% 1999 10 1,332 10.9% 2003 18 1,967 15.7% 2007 14 1,703 12.8% 2011 17 2,245 16.7% 2015 15 2,124 14,6%

References

1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Åland/Finland". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
2. Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2007 Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Statistik 4:2007 (ÅSUB), p. 32.
3. Riksdagsvalet 18.3.2007 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tabell 8. Resultatet för de olika listorna vid riksdagsvalen 1987-2007 (ÅSUB)
4. Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2007 Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Statistik 4:2007 (ÅSUB), p. 56.

External links

• Official web site (in Swedish)