Åland center
| Åländsk Center Åland Center |
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| Party leader | Jörgen Pettersson |
| founding | January 13, 1976 |
| Headquarters | Box 69 22100, Mariehamn , Åland
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| Youth organization | Ungcenters |
| Alignment |
Centrism Liberalism Eco - Conservatism Nordic Agrarian Party Agrarianism |
| Colours) | green |
| Finnish Parliament |
1/200 |
| Lagting |
9/30 |
| Local councils |
46/206 |
| Website | www.centern.ax |
The Åland Center ( Swedish Åländsk Center , abbreviation C ) is a centrist party in the autonomous Finnish province of Åland .
history
The party was founded on January 13, 1976. When it first took part in the Åland parliamentary elections in 1979 , the party received 42.3% of the vote and received 14 of the 30 seats in the Lagting . Since then, the party's election results have fallen steadily, and it remains one of the strongest parties in Åland. In the parliamentary elections in Åland 2011 , the party won 23.6% with slight losses, making it the strongest force due to the heavy losses of the Liberals . She formed a coalition with three other parties and provided the deputy prime minister with Roger Nordlund , while Camilla Gunell became prime minister of Åland's social democrats . Despite losses, the party retained its 7 seats with 21.7% of the vote in the 2015 Åland parliamentary elections , becoming the second strongest party.
In elections to the Finnish parliament , in which Åland has a permanent seat, the center usually competes in electoral alliances with other parties. The current MP has been party member Mats Löfström since the 2015 parliamentary election .
The party has had a youth organization (Ungcentern) since 1977 and a women's organization, the Centerkvinnorna , since 1988 .
Election results
Parliamentary elections (Åland)
| choice | Mandates (of 30) |
be right | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14th | 3,954 | 42.3 |
| 1983 | 11 | 3,704 | 35.6 |
| 1987 | 9 | 3,063 | 28.7 |
| 1991 | 10 | 3,242 | 30.2 |
| 1995 | 9 | 3.118 | 27.8 |
| 1999 | 9 | 3,292 | 27.3 |
| 2003 | 7th | 2,980 | 24.1 |
| 2007 | 8th | 3,107 | 24.2 |
| 2011 | 7th | 3,068 | 23.6 |
| 2015 | 7th | 2,985 | 21.7 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3,966 | 27.9 |
Parliamentary Elections (Finland)
| choice | be right | percent |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,858 | 19.9 |
| 2003 | 1,118 | 9.6 |
Local elections
| choice | Councils | be right | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52 | 2,561 | 22.5 |
| 1999 | 58 | 2,866 | 23.5 |
| 2003 | 49 | 2,692 | 21.4 |
| 2007 | 39 | 2,527 | 20.1 |
| 2011 | 39 | 2,659 | 19.7 |
| 2015 | 36 | 2,893 | 19.8 |
