Parliament election in Åland 1983

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(in %)

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

35.6

28.9

16.6

16.5

2.3

C.

LIB

FS

SOC

ÅV

Gains and losses

compared to

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-6.7

-0.7

+2.7

+4.5

+0.2

C.

LIB

FS

SOC

ÅV

5

11

9

5

5 11 9 5 

A total of 30 seats

• SOC : 5
• C : 11
• LIB : 9
• FS : 5

The parliamentary elections in Åland in 1983 took place on October 16, 1983.

Electoral system

The 30 members of the Lagting were elected by proportional representation , with the seats being determined using the D'Hondt method .

Parties

The following five parties ran for election:

Political party		Alignment
	Åland Center Åländsk Center (C)	social liberal
	Liberals in Åland Liberalerna på Åland (LIB)	liberal
	Liberal cooperation Frisinnad Samverkan (FS)	liberal , conservative
	Åland's Social Democrats Åland's Social Democrats (SOC)	social democratic
	Åland Left Ålandsk Venster (ÅV)	socialist

Election result

Result of the parliamentary elections in Åland in 1983

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Åland Center (C)	3,704	35.6	-6.5	11	-3
	Liberals in Åland (LIB)	3,005	28.9	-0.7	9	± 0
	Liberal Cooperation (FS)	1727	16.6	+2.7	5	+1
	Åland's Social Democrats (SOC)	1,717	16.5	+4.5	5	+2
	Åland Left (ÅV)	244	2.3	+0.2	-	-
	total		100.0		30th
Source: Parties and Elections in Europe

literature

• Franz Schausberger : Regional elections in Åland 1979–2007 . Institute of the Regions of Europe Short Studies 2/2007. Salzburg, ISBN 978-3-902557-03-2