Lagtinget

Parliament of Åland

Parliament of Åland

Elected body of autonomous area of Finland

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]

A parliament chamber
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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

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.[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]

Latest election

Main article: 2023 Ålandic legislative election
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Election table (1979-2023)

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Arter, David (2022). "Personal representation or party representation? Elections in the autonomous Åland Islands". Regional & Federal Studies. 32 (4): 511–524. doi:10.1080/13597566.2022.2047940. ISSN 1359-7566. S2CID 248113785.
  2. [2]
    "Utskott och organ". Ålands lagting (in Swedish). October 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. [3]
    E-voting in a Small Scale –the Case of Åland
  4. [4]
    "Ahvenanmaan vaaleissa valta vaihtui: Keskusta voitti, sosiaalidemokraatit hävisivät". YLE (in Finnish). 21 October 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Vem får rösta?". Val.ax (in Swedish). 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

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