Elections in Åland
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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.
Latest election
Main article: Åland legislative election, 2011
| 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
Main article: Åland legislative election, 2007
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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| 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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