2003 Ålandic Legislative Election

	2003 Ålandic Legislative Election Legislative elections were held in Åland on 19 October 2003 to elect members of the Lagtinget. The 30 members were 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 out the Liberals for Åland by a mere 10 votes. The Åland Social Democrats had one of its best election results ever, doubling its representation in the Lagting. Following the elections, the previous government formed by Åland Centre and the Liberals for Åland, was replaced by one comprising the Åland Centre, Liberals for Åland, Åland Social Democrats and Freeminded Co-operation The Freeminded Co-operation (), known from 2011 to 2015 as Moderates of Åland (), was a liberal-conservative political party on the Åland Islands Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of F ... parties. Results References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 Ålandic Legislative Election Legislative elections were held in Åland on 17 October 1999 to elect members of the Lagtinget. The 30 members were elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. They were the first elections contested by the Åland Centre in which it did not emerge as the largest party, narrowly losing out to the Liberals for Åland. The Åland Progress Group was a new party that was formed during the 1995 - 1999 session of the Lagting by a member of the Lagting who until that point had been a member of Freeminded Co-operation. Following the elections, the previous government formed by Åland Centre, Freeminded Co-operation and one independent, was replaced by one comprising the Åland Centre, Freeminded Co-operation and the Non-aligned Coalition. However following a motion of no confidence A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion or vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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) among voters. The aim of such systems is that all votes cast contribute to the result so that each representative in an assembly is mandated by a roughly equal number of voters, and therefore all votes have equal weight. Under other election systems, a bare Plurality (voting), plurality or a scant majority in a district are all that are used to elect a member or group of members. PR systems provide balanced representation to different factions, usually defined by parties, reflecting how votes were cast. Where only a choice of parties is allowed, the seats are allocated to parties in proportion to the vote tally or ''vote share'' each party receives. Exact proportionality is never achieved under PR systems, except by chance. The use of elector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elections In Åland 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. See also * Elections in Finland: Åland legislative election * Electoral calendar * Electoral system An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, nonprofit organizations and inf ... External linksParties and Elections in Europe {{Åland-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åland Progress Group The Åland Progress Group () was a political party in the Åland Islands that contested elections in 1999 and 2003. History The party split from Freeminded Co-operation during the 1995–1999 parliamentary term. In the elections of 2003, the party received 3.4% of popular vote and one of the 30 seats. In 2007 it didn't run as its sole representative Ronald Boman Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ... retired. External links * Defunct political parties in Åland Political parties of minorities in Finland {{Åland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Future Of Åland The Future of Åland () is a separatist political party on Åland. As a member of the European Free Alliance, the goal of the party is to make Åland an independent state Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of a .... Election results Parliament of Åland (Lagting) See also * Political parties and elections in Åland References External links Official website Political parties in Åland Secessionist organizations in Europe Pro-independence parties National conservative parties European Free Alliance Centrist parties in Finland Political parties of minorities in Finland {{Åland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Non-aligned Coalition The Non-aligned Coalition () is a conservative political party on the Åland 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 form Moderate Coalition for Åland. However the party survived as one of the original founders Bert Häggblom returned to recreate the party with new members. History The party was founded in 1987, mostly by young members who broke away from the Åländsk Center. Gradually, the party has developed increasingly comprehensive election programmes and won seats in the Parliament of Åland with constantly increasing election figures, including at the municipal level, except for the 2003 election. Unbound Collection was the fourth largest party in terms of seat distribution in the Åland Parliament during the 2006-2011 term. However, the party has not won more than five seats. Åland's municipal councils have been filled by 24 representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Moderates Of Åland The Freeminded Co-operation (), known from 2011 to 2015 as Moderates of Åland (), was a liberal-conservative political party on the Åland Islands 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 .... Election results Parliament of Åland (Lagting) See also * Lemland List References External links * Defunct political parties in Åland Liberal conservative parties Conservative parties in Finland Political parties of minorities in Finland {{Åland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Freeminded Co-operation The Freeminded Co-operation (), known from 2011 to 2015 as Moderates of Åland (), was a liberal-conservative political party on the Åland Islands 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 .... Election results Parliament of Åland (Lagting) See also * Lemland List References External links * Defunct political parties in Åland Liberal conservative parties Conservative parties in Finland Political parties of minorities in Finland {{Åland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åland Social Democrats The Åland Social Democrats () is a social-democratic political party on the Åland 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 founded in 1971, although, there have been worker's associations on Åland since 1906. After the independence of Finland, the Åland Social Democrats were closer to the Swedish Social Democratic Party than the Social Democratic Party of Finland. After the Second World War, the social democrats fought the supporters of the far-left Finnish People's Democratic League for political dominance, which briefly became the largest political movement on the islands. Election results References See also * Politics of Finland The politics of Finland take place within the framework of a Parliamentary system, parliamentary representative democracy. Finland is a republic whose head of state is President of Finland, President Alexander Stubb, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 a Political philosophy, political and moral philosophy based on the Individual rights, rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, the right to private property, and equality before the law. ... * Liberalism worldwide * List of liberal parties References External linksOfficial website Liberal parties in Finland Political parties in Åland 1978 establishments in Finland Political parties established in 1978 Social liberal parties Centrist parties in Finland Political parties of minorities in Finland {{Åland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ... Islands. The party was founded by Karl-Anders Bergman in 1976. The party has had four premiers of Åland including: Folke Woivalin (1979–1988), Ragnar Erlandsson (1991–1995), Roger Nordlund (1999–2007), and Veronica Thörnroos (2019–2023). The party is affiliated with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Mats Löfström, the current MP of Åland in the Finnish parliament, represents Åland Centre. History The party was founded in 1976, when the Swedish Centre Party was the largest non-socialist party in Sweden and hold the position of Prime Minister. Åland Centre then created its youth wing, 'Young Centre', in 1976, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]