2015 Ålandic legislative election

2015 Ålandic legislative election
	All 30 seats in the Parliament of Åland; 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	70.39% ( 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	LÅ	MS	ÅS	ÅF	ObS	ÅD
25 September 2015	Ålandstidningen	7	7	6	4	3	2	1

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

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

External links

Ålandic Electoral Commission Archived 2021-12-18 at the Wayback Machine

[VAL-1] Election on Åland, 18 October 2015 Archived 6 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Ålandic Electoral Commission

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