Åland Centre

Åland Centre
Åländsk Center (Swedish)
Ahvenanmaan keskusta (Finnish)
ChairpersonVeronica Thörnroos
First deputy chairAnna Holmström
Second deputy chairMathias Sandberg
Founded1976
HeadquartersÅlands Lagting, Strandgatan 37, 22100 Mariehamn
Youth wingÅländsk Ungcenter
Women's wingCenterkvinnorna
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Agrarianism (Nordic)[1]
Political positionCentre[1] to centre-right
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (co-operation with the Swedish People's Party of Finland)
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours  Green
Eduskunta
(Åland Coalition)
1 / 1
Lagtinget
7 / 30
Municipalities
36 / 208
Website
www.centern.ax

The Åland Centre (Swedish: Åländsk Center) is an agrarian-centrist[2] political party on the Åland Islands. The party was founded by Karl-Anders Bergman in 1976.[3]

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.[4] Mats Löfström, the current MP of Åland in the Finnish parliament, represents Åland Centre.[5]

Election results

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Parliament of Åland (Lagting)

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Election Votes % Seats +/- Place Government
1979 3,954 42.34
14 / 30
New 1st
1983 3,704 35.62
11 / 30
Decrease3 1st
1987 3,063 28.73
9 / 30
Decrease2 1st Coalition
1991 3,242 30.16
10 / 30
Increase1 1st Coalition
1995 3,118 27.78
9 / 30
Decrease1 1st Coalition
1999 3,292 27.32
9 / 30
Steady 2nd Coalition
2003 2,980 24.14
7 / 30
Decrease2 1st Coalition
2007 3,107 24.23
8 / 30
Increase1 2nd Coalition
2011 3,068 23.65
7 / 30
Increase1 1st Coalition
2015 2,984 21.60
7 / 30
Steady 2nd Opposition
2019 3,970 27.84
9 / 30
Increase2 1st Coalition
2023 1,757 21.24
7 / 30
Decrease2 2nd Coalition

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lagtings- och kommunalval 2023 Åland, Finland". Valresultat. 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. pp. 319–. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
  3. ^ "Historik". Centern på Åland (in Swedish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). Parties and Elections in Europe. Books on Demand. p. 202. ISBN 9783750481343.
  5. ^ "Mats Löfström". Parliament of Finland. 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

See also

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