Åland (constituency)

Åland is a constituency represented in the Parliament of Finland. It covers the autonomous administrative region of Åland, with a population of 29,489 (as of 2017). It is the smallest constituency in Finland, and the only one that only elects one member of parliament. The region is guaranteed a special status in Finnish law, whereby it will always have at least one representative even if its population would not entitle it to one.

"Aland (constituency)" redirects here. For the Indian constituency, see Aland (Vidhana Sabha constituency).

Continental Finnish political parties do not operate in Åland, and instead the region has its own parties. Elections to the Parliament are contested through common lists. As there is only one seat contested in Åland, the election there is practically done by first-past-the-post, unlike the proportional representation system used in the rest of Finland.

The current member of parliament for Åland is Mats Löfström (Åland Centre).

MPs for Åland
Election Member Party
1948 Arthur Larson Independent
1951
1954
1958
1959 Elis Andersson Independent
1962
1966 Evald Häggblom Independent
1970
1972
1975
1976 Gunnar Häggblom Independent
1979
1983 Gunnar Jansson Liberals for Åland
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003 Roger Jansson Moderates of Åland
2007 Elisabeth Nauclér Independent
2011
2015 Mats Löfström Åland Centre
2019

Election results

[1]

Year List Votes MP Turnout[2]
1987 Lista A (Lib./Soc.) 7 019 74,7 % Gunnar Jansson
(Lib.)		 39,0%
Borgerligt Alternativ (C/FS) 1 843 19,6 %
Ålands obunda lista (FÅ) 539 5,6 %
1991 Lista C (Lib./FS/Gröna) 6 546 70,1 % Gunnar Jansson
(Lib.)		 38,5%
Centern 1 858 19,9 %
Socialdemokraterna 940 10,1 %
1995 Liberalerna 6 038 61,0 % Gunnar Jansson
(Lib.)		 40,7%
Borgerlig samlingslista (C/FS/Ob.) 2 958 29,9%
Socialdemokraterna 909 9,2%
1999 Liberalerna 5 870 56,1 % Gunnar Jansson
(Lib.)		 43,1%
Borgerlig samlingslista (C/FS/Ob.) 3 678 35,1 %
Socialdemokraterna 909 9,2 %
2003 FS – ob. 4 306 37,0 % Roger Jansson
(FS)		 48,0%
Liberalerna 3 323 28,5 %
Socialdemokraterna 2 904 24,9 %
Centern 1 118 9,6 %
2007 Borgerlig allians (C/FS/Lib./Ob.) 9 561 85,6 % Elisabeth Nauclér 45,9%
Socialdemokraterna 1 607 14,4 %
Source: ÅSUB[3]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". 192.49.229.35. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web-tietokannat: Eduskuntavaalit - aikasarjat
  3. Riksdagsvalet 18.3.2007 Tabell 8. Resultatet för de olika listorna vid riksdagsvalen 1987–2007 (Ålands statistik och utredningsbyrå)

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