Legislative elections were held in
Ã…land
Ã…land ( , ; ) 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 18 October 2015, alongside elections for sixteen municipal councils:
[Election on Ã…land, 18 October 2015]
Ã…landic Electoral Commission Mariehamn
Mariehamn ( , ; ; ) is the capital of Ã…land, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Ã…land, and 40% of the population of Ã…land live in the city. It is mostly surrounded b ...
town, nine rural
socken
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on the main island,
Fasta Ã…land
Fasta Ã…land ( or , meaning mainland Ã…land) is the largest and most populous island of Ã…land, an autonomous province of Finland. The island is home to the provincial capital Mariehamn. About ninety percent of the archipelago's population lives ...
, and six
skerries
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Skerry, skerries, or The Skerries may also refer to:
Geography
Northern Ireland
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socken.
Electoral system
The 30 members of the
Parliament of Ã…land
The Parliament of Ã…land (''Ã…lands lagting'') is the unicameral legislature of Ã…land, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The Lagting has 30 members who make laws for Ã…land and oversee its government.
Committees
Most parli ...
were elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated using the
d'Hondt method
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Campaign
Seven parties contested the legislative elections, and the municipal elections in most municipalities, although the Liberals for Ã…land
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 ...
will be the only party to contest all municipalities.
During the 2011–2015 parliamentary term the four MPs from the independent centre-right party Non-aligned Coalition
The Non-aligned Coalition () is a conservative political party on the Ã…land Islands. It was founded in 1987.
In 2013 it was announced that the party would merge with the Moderates. All of the party's parliament members joined the Moderates to f ...
(ObS) merged into the conservative Moderates
Moderate is an ideological category which entails Centrism, centrist views on a liberal-conservative spectrum. It may also designate a rejection of radical politics, radical or extremism, extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religi ...
to become Moderate Coalition for Ã…land
The Moderate Coalition for Ã…land (, MS) is a liberal-conservative political party in Ã…land
Ã…land ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of th ...
, but the rump of ObS will contest the 2015 elections, and has taken a critical stance against Syrian refugees with a "no to refugees" campaign movie. Another anti-refugee list, the populist Ã…landic Democracy, which is led by Stephan Toivonen and also supports equal rights for Finnish speakers, will also be on the ballot.
The regionalist and centrist Ã…land Centre
The Ã…land Centre () is an agrarian-centrist political party on the Ã…land
Ã…land ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nati ...
has called for Ã…land to establish its own foreign ministry and for the Ã…landic healthcare board being appointed solely by the governing coalition rather than the existing system of being proportionally divided between parties.
Other parties contesting the elections were the Ã…land Social Democrats
The Ã…land Social Democrats () is a social-democratic political party on the Ã…land Islands. In the 2023 parliamentary election, the party won 12.82% of the popular vote and 4 out of 30 seats, a gain of one.
The current organisation was found ...
, the social-liberal centre-right Liberals for Ã…land, the centrist and separatist Future of Ã…land
The Future of Ã…land () is a separatist political party on Ã…land. As a member of the European Free Alliance, the goal of the party is to make Ã…land an independent state
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.
Opinion polls
Results
References
External links
Ã…landic Electoral Commission
{{Ã…land elections
Elections in Ã…land
Aland
Aland