Legislative elections were held in

Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...

on 20 October 1975 to elect members of the

Landstinget The Landsting () was the upper house of the Rigsdag, from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished in favour of unicameralism. The Landsting had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to dis ...

. The 30 members were elected for a four-year term by

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

. There were

apparentment Apparentment is the name given to the system, sometimes provided for in elections conducted according to the party-list proportional representation system, which allows parties to specify electoral alliances. The system has been used in Switze ...

s between Åland Social Democrats and ÅSU; Liberals, Freeminded Co-operation and Samlad Åländsk Ungdom; and between FS–framsteg and Åländska Förbundet. Valstatistik, 1976 p. 7 After the election, LoS-liberalerna and Liberals formed

Liberals for Åland The Liberals for Åland () is a liberal political party on the Åland Islands. The party is an observer member of the Liberal International. The current party leader is Katrin Sjögren. Elections See also * Liberalism Liberalism is ...

in 1978, while FS–framsteg merged with LoS and Åländska Förbundet to form

Åland Centre The Åland Centre () is an agrarian-centrist political party on the Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nati ...

in 1976.

Results

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Elections in Åland Aland 1975 in Finland October 1975 in Europe {{Finland-hist-stub