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.

Parliament of Åland

Ålands Lagting
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Roger Nordlund, Centre
since 4 November 2019
Structure
Seats30
Political groups
Government (19)

Opposition (11)

Elections
Last election
20 October 2019
Next election
2023
Meeting place
Mariehamn
Website
www.lagtinget.ax

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
Main article: 2019 Ålandic legislative election
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Åland Centre3,96627.9+6.29+2
Liberals for Åland2,78819.6-3.76-1
Moderate Coalition for Åland1,96213.8-4.04-1
Non-aligned Coalition1,92613.6+4.04+1
Åland Social Democrats1,2929.1–8.33–2
Sustainable Initiative1,1828.3+7.52+2
Future of Åland6594.6–2.81–1
Ålandic Democracy4193.0-0.610
Total14,194100-300
Registered voters/turnout69.1––
Sources: Lagtings- och kommunalval på Åland 2019

1979–2019 Election table
Åland Islands
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Åland
See also
election seats
ÅC LÅ 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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See also

References
  1. E-voting in a Small Scale –the Case of Åland

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