2015 Ålandic legislative election

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2015 Ålandic legislative election

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All 30 seats in the Parliament of Åland
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered20,404
Turnout70.39% (Increase 3.51 pp)

Legislative elections were held in Åland on 18 October 2015, alongside elections for sixteen municipal councils:[1] Mariehamn town, nine rural socken on the main island, Fasta Åland, and six skerries socken.

Electoral system[]

The 30 members of the Parliament of Åland were elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[1]

Campaign[]

Seven parties contested the legislative elections, and the municipal elections in most municipalities, although the Liberals for Åland 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 (ObS) merged into the conservative Moderates to become Moderate Coalition for Åland, 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 Ålandic 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 Åland Centre has called for Åland to establish its own foreign ministry and for the Ålandic 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 Åland Social Democrats, the social-liberal centre-right Liberals for Åland, the centrist and separatist Future of Åland.

Opinion polls[]

Date Polling agency ÅC MS ÅS ÅF ObS ÅD
25 September 2015 Ålandstidningen 7 7 6 4 3 2 1

Results[]

Composition of the Lagting (Aland Islands) as of October 19, 2015.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberals for Åland3,21623.287+1
Åland Centre2,98421.6070
Moderate Coalition for Åland2,47017.885+1
Åland Social Democrats2,18815.845–1
Non-aligned Coalition1,3289.613–1
Future of Åland1,0167.352–1
Ålandic Democracy5023.631New
Sustainable Initiative1110.800New
Total13,815100.00300
Valid votes13,81596.18
Invalid/blank votes5483.82
Total votes14,363100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,40470.39
Source: ASUB

References[]

  1. ^ a b Election on Åland, 18 October 2015 Archived 6 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Ålandic Electoral Commission

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