1979 Ålandic legislative election

Åland held legislative elections on 20 October 1979. It elected the diet (Lagtinget, then called Landstinget), which has 30 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation.

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The 1979 election marked the first participation of the Åland Centre, who had formed from a loose electoral organisation known as Landsbygdens och skärgårdens valförbund (LOS); the Liberals for Åland, who had formed from a merger of LOS-Liberalerna (itself a break-away organisation from LOS) and Mittenliberalerna; and the Ålandic Left.

Results
 Summary of the 20 October 1979 Parliament of Åland election results
Parties Votes % Seats
1979 +/- 1979 +/- 1979 +/-
Åland Centre (Ålands Center) 3,954 - 42.3 - 14 -
Liberals for Åland (Liberalerna på Åland) 2,764 - 29.6 - 9 -
Freeminded Co-operation (Frisinnad Samverkan) 1,295 N/A 13.9 N/A 4 N/A
Åland Social Democrats (Ålands Socialdemokrater) 1,125 N/A 12.0 N/A 3 N/A
Ålandic Left (Åländsk Vänster) 195 - 2.1 - 0 0
Total 9,339       30  
Source: Åsub
Popular vote
C
 
 42.3%
L
 
 29.6%
FS
 
 13.9%
S
 
 12.0%
ÅV
 
 2.1%
Parliamentary seats
C
 
 46.7%
L
 
 30.0%
FS
 
 13.3%
S
 
 10.0%


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