Elections in the Åland Islands

Åland elects on a regional level a legislature. The diet (Lagtinget) has 30 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Åland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Åland Islands
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politics and government of
Åland
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Latest election
 Summary of the 16 October 2011 Parliament of Åland election results
Parties Votes % Seats
2011 +/– 2011 +/– 2011 +/–
Åland Centre (Ålands Center) 3,068 –39 23.0 –1.2 7 –1
Liberals for Åland (Liberalerna på Åland) 2,630 –1,546 19.7 –12.9 6 –4
Åland Social Democrats (Ålands Socialdemokrater) 2,404 +891 18.0 +6.2 6 +3
Moderates of Åland (Moderaterna på Åland) 1,810 +577 13.5 +3.9 4 +1
Non-aligned Coalition (Obunden Samling) 1,639 +66 12.3 ±0.0 4 ±0
Future of Åland (Ålands Framtid) 1,286 +216 9.6 +1.3 3 +1
Election Association for Henrik Appelqvist (Valmansförening för Henrik Appelqvist) 138 — 1.0 — 0 —
Total (turnout 66.9%) 13,360 100.0 30 ±0
Sources: JCI Mariehamn

Election 2007
 Summary of the 21 October 2007 Parliament of Åland election results
Parties Votes % Seats
2007 +/– 2007 +/– 2007 +/–
Liberals for Åland (Liberalerna på Åland) 4,173 +1,203 32.6 +8.5 10 +3
Åland Centre (Ålands Center) 3,106 +126 24.2 +0.1 8 +1
Non-aligned Coalition (Obunden Samling) 1,571 +408 12.3 +2.9 4 +1
Åland Social Democrats (Ålands Socialdemokrater) 1,512 -826 11.8 -7.2 3 -3
Freeminded Co-operation (Frisinnad Samverkan) 1,235 –424 9.6 –4.0 3 -1
Future of Åland (Ålands Framtid) 1,069 +269 8.3 +1.8 2 ±0
Hut Group (Hutgruppen) 153 - 1.2 - 0 -
Total (turnout 67.8%) 13,166   100   30  
Sources: JCI Mariehamn, Parties and Elections in Europe

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