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.

1999 Ålandic legislative election
Åland
← 1995 17 October 1999 2003 →

All 30 seats in the Parliament of Åland
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.96% (Increase 3.41 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Liberals for Åland Lisbeth Eriksson 28.74 9 +1
Åland Centre Roger Nordlund 27.32 9 0
Freeminded Co-op Harriet Lindeman 14.52 4 −2
Non-aligned Coalition Gun-Mari Lindholm 12.76 4 +1
Social Democrats Barbro Sundback 11.84 3 −1
Åland Progress Group Ronald Boman 4.81 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Lantråd before Lantråd after
Roger Jansson
Freeminded Co-operation
Roger Nordlund
Åland Centre

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.[1] However following a motion of no confidence in March 2001 this was replaced by a government made up of the Åland Centre and Liberals for Åland.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberals for Åland3,46328.749+1
Åland Centre3,29227.3290
Freeminded Co-operation1,75014.524–2
Non-aligned Coalition1,53712.764+1
Åland Social Democrats1,42711.843–1
Åland Progress Group5804.811New
Total12,049100.00300
Valid votes12,04997.72
Invalid/blank votes2812.28
Total votes12,330100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,69465.96
Source: ASUB

References

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  1. ^ a b Taylor & Francis Group (2004). Europa World Year, Book 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 1661. ISBN 1-85743-254-1.
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