Parliament of Åland

{{Short description|Elected legislature of Åland, Finland}}

{{Update|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Parliament of Åland

| native_name = Ålands lagting

| coa_pic = Ålands Lagting Logo.svg

| coa_res = 300px

| session_room = Ålands lagting.jpg

| session_res = 230px

| house_type = Unicameral

| leader1_type = Speaker

| leader1 = Ingrid Zetterman

| party1 = Liberals

| election1 = 3 November 2023

| members = 30

|structure1 = File:Åland Lagting 2023.svg

|structure1_res = 240px

| political_groups1 =

Government (20):

{{Color box|{{party color|Liberals for Åland}}|border=silver}} Liberals for Åland (9)

{{Color box|{{party color|Åland Centre}}|border=silver}} Åland Centre (7)

{{Color box|{{party color|Åland Social Democrats}}|border=silver}} Åland Social Democrats (4)

Opposition (10):

{{Color box|{{party color|Non-aligned Coalition}}|border=silver}} Non-aligned Coalition (5)

{{Color box|{{party color|Moderate Coalition for Åland}}|border=silver}} Moderate Coalition for Åland (4)

{{Color box|{{party color|Sustainable Initiative}}|border=silver}} Sustainable Initiative (1)

| last_election1 = 15 October 2023

| meeting_place = Mariehamn

| website = [http://www.lagtinget.ax/ www.lagtinget.ax]

}}

The Parliament of Åland (Ålands lagting) is the unicameral legislature of Åland, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The Lagting has 30 members who make laws for Åland and oversee its government.{{cite journal |last=Arter |first=David |date=2022 |title=Personal representation or party representation? Elections in the autonomous Åland Islands |journal=Regional & Federal Studies |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages=511–524 |doi=10.1080/13597566.2022.2047940 |s2cid=248113785 |issn=1359-7566 |doi-access=free}}

File:Plenum vid BSPC 19 i Mariehamn pa aland.jpg

Committees

Most parliamentary work is carried out by three standing committees:{{cite web |title=Utskott och organ |url=https://www.lagtinget.ax/lagtinget/om-lagtinget/utskott-och-organ |website=Ålands lagting |date=14 October 2015 |access-date=14 September 2021 |language=sv}}

  • Legal Affairs and Culture
  • Economic and Monetary Affairs
  • Social Affairs and Local Environment

Elections

Members are elected every four years using proportional representation and the d'Hondt method. All voters and candidates must be at least 18 years old and eligible in Åland.{{cite web |title=E-voting in a Small Scale – the Case of Åland |url=https://www.regeringen.ax/sites/www.regeringen.ax/files/attachments/page/e-voting-in-a-small-scale-the-case-of-aland.pdf |publisher=Government of Åland |access-date=18 May 2024}}{{cite web |title=Vem får rösta? |url=https://www.val.ax/vem-far-rosta |website=Val.ax |date=2019 |access-date=14 September 2021 |language=sv}}

Latest election

For the latest results, see 2023 Ålandic legislative election.

Election results by party (1979–2023)

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" | Election

! colspan="11" | Seats

ÅC

!

! 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

See also

References

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