Parliament of Åland
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The Lagting, or Lagtinget, is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish
-speaking territory of Finland
. The Lagting has 30 seats.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
-speaking territory of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The Lagting has 30 seats.
Elections
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| C Åland Centre The Åland Centre is a centrist, agrarian political party in the Åland Islands.At the 2003 elections, the party won 24.1 % of popular votes and 7 out of 30 seats. On the October 21st, 2007, parliamentary elections, the party won 23.5 % of the popular vote and 8 out of 30 seats.- External links :*... |
Lib. Liberals for Åland The Liberals for Åland is a liberal political party of the Åland Islands. The party is an observer at Liberal International. At the 2007 legislative elections, the party won 10 out of 30 seats. The current party leader is Viveka Eriksson.-Elections:... |
FS Freeminded Co-operation The Moderates of Åland is a liberal conservative political party in the Åland Islands. At the 2003 elections, the party won 13.6% of popular votes and 4 out of 30 seats. The current party leader is Johan Ehn... |
Soc. Åland Social Democrats The Åland Social Democrats is a social democratic political party in the Åland Islands. In the 21 October 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won only 11.5 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 30 seats, a loss of three.... |
Ob. | G Greens on Åland Greens on Åland was a political party in Åland which won 2 seats in the 1987 election.... |
Åfg Åland Progress Group The Åland Progress Group is a political party in the Åland Islands that contested elections in 1999 and 2003.The party split from Freeminded Co-operation during 1995 to 1999 season. At the elections of 2003, the party won 3.4 % of popular votes and 1 out of 30 seats... |
ÅF Future of Åland The Future of Åland is a separatist political party in the Åland Islands. The goal of the party is to make Åland an independent state.... |
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| 1979 Åland legislative election, 1979 Åland held legislative elections on 20 October 1979. It elected the diet , which has 30 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation.... |
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| 1983 Åland legislative election, 1983 Åland held legislative elections on 16 October 1983. It elected the diet , which has 30 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation.... |
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| 1987 Åland legislative election, 1987 Åland held legislative elections on 18 October 1987. It elected the diet , which has 30 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation.... |
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| 1991 Åland legislative election, 1991 Åland held legislative elections on 20 October 1991. It elected the diet , which has 30 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation.... |
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| 1995 Åland legislative election, 1995 Åland held legislative elections on 15 October 1995. It elected the diet , which has 30 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation.... |
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| 1999 Åland legislative election, 1999 Åland held legislative elections on 17 October 1999. It elected the diet , which has 30 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation... |
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| 2003 Åland legislative election, 2003 Åland held legislative elections on 19 October 2003. It elected the diet , which has 30 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Though the Åland Centre recorded its worst results to date in the elections, it regained its status as the largest party on Åland, beating... |
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| 2007 Åland legislative election, 2007 The 2007 Åland legislative election was held on 21 October 2007 in the Åland Islands for the Lagting, the regional parliament of Åland. All 30 seats were up for election to four-year terms using proportional representation... |
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| Sources: De politiska grupperingarnas röstetal och antal invalda i landstings-lagtingsval 1979-2003 (Ålands statistik- och utredningsbyrå); Lagtings- och kommunalvalet på Åland 2007 (JCI Mariehamn) |
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See also
- Government of ÅlandGovernment of ÅlandThe Landskapsregering is the government of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The government is led by a Lantråd, the premier of Åland, who is elected by the Lagting, the parliament of Åland.-List of Premiers of Åland :...
, or Ålands landskapsregering - List of Speakers of the Parliament of Åland
- Municipalities of Åland, or Ålands kommuner
- Politics of ÅlandPolitics of ÅlandPolitics of the Åland Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland, whereby the Lantråd is the head of government, and of a multi-party system....
- Parliament of FinlandParliament of FinlandThe Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
, or Finland's riksdag - Government of FinlandGovernment of FinlandFinland is a republic with a representative democracy governed accordingly to the principles of parliamentarism. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Finland . Executive power is exercised by the Cabinet, officially termed Council of State , which is led by the Prime Minister, the Head...
, or Finland's regering - Åland State Provincial OfficeÅland State Provincial OfficeThe State Provincial Office on the Åland Islands represented the Finnish central government on the Åland Islands between 1918 and 2009. Due to its autonomy, it had somewhat different functions than similar offices in other Provinces of Finland...
, or Länsstyrelsen på Åland - Swedish Assembly of FinlandSwedish Assembly of FinlandThe Swedish Assembly of Finland is an official consultative parliament representing the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland.-Elections:Elections are held every four years, and candidates are nominated by the political parties which are either bilingual or Swedish-speaking...
, or Folktinget - Politics of FinlandPolitics of FinlandPolitics of Finland takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic and of a multi-party system. The President of Finland is the head of state, leads the foreign policy, and is the Commander-in-chief of the Defense Forces. The Prime Minister of Finland is the head...
- TingThing (assembly)A thing was the governing assembly in Germanic and introduced into some Celtic societies, made up of the free people of the community and presided by lawspeakers, meeting in a place called a thingstead...
External links
- Ålands Lagting - Official site
- Act on Åland Autonomy - at Lagtinget