2015 Ålandic legislative election

2015 Ålandic legislative election

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All 30 seats in the Parliament of Åland 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	20,404
Turnout	70.39% ( 3.51 pp)

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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[]

Results[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberals for Åland	3,216	23.28	7	+1
	Åland Centre	2,984	21.60	7	0
	Moderate Coalition for Åland	2,470	17.88	5	+1
	Åland Social Democrats	2,188	15.84	5	–1
	Non-aligned Coalition	1,328	9.61	3	–1
	Future of Åland	1,016	7.35	2	–1
	Ålandic Democracy	502	3.63	1	New
	Sustainable Initiative	111	0.80	0	New
Total		13,815	100.00	30	0
Valid votes		13,815	96.18
Invalid/blank votes		548	3.82
Total votes		14,363	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,404	70.39
Source: ASUB

References[]

External links[]

• Ålandic Electoral Commission