Ã…land Islands representation in the Parliament of Finland
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The Ã…land Islands are represented by a single seat in the Parliament of Finland. Whilst the rest of the Parliament is elected by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies, the islands have a single-member constituency.[1] In the event the Ã…land seat becomes vacant, a replacement is chosen as in other electoral districts (using the d'Hondt method), with one key difference: if a replacement is not available, a new election for the seat must be held as soon as possible. During other elections, such as presidential elections or elections for the European Parliament, the entire country of Finland, including Ã…land, forms a single electoral district.
History
The Islands first gained their own seat in 1948, since when they have been represented by the Ã…land Coalition, an alliance formed by all major political parties in Ã…land to contest national elections. They usually sit with the Swedish People's Party in parliament.[2]
List of Ã…land representatives
| Representatives | Term served |
|---|---|
| Arthur Larson | 1948–1959 |
| Elis Andersson | 1959–1966 |
| Evald Häggblom | 1966–1976 |
| Gunnar Häggblom | 1976–1983 |
| Gunnar Jansson | 1983–2003 |
| Roger Jansson | 2003–2007 |
| Elisabeth Nauclér | 2007–2015 |
| Mats Löfström | 2015- |
References
- ↑ Electoral System IPU
- ↑ Finland p414