General election in Åland in 1999
(in %)
%
30th
20th
10
0
28.7
27.3
14.5
12.8
11.8
4.8
Gains and losses
The 1999 general election in Åland took place on October 17, 1999.
It was the first election in which the Åland Center did not become the largest party and only narrowly lost to the Liberals in Åland .
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 | |
|
Unbound Collection Obunden Samling (ObS) |
conservative , sovereign | |
| Åland's Progress Group Åland's Framstegsgrupp (ÅFG) |
||
Election result
| Political party | be right | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
| Liberals in Åland (LIB) | 3,463 | 28.7 | 2.1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Åland Center (C) | 3,292 | 27.3 | 0.5 | 9 | ||
| Liberal Cooperation (FS) | 1,750 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 4th | 2 | |
| Unbound Collection (ObS) | 1,537 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 4th | 1 | |
| Åland's Social Democrats (SOC) | 1,427 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Åland's progress group | 580 | 4.8 | New | 1 | New | |
| total | 12,328 | 100.0 | 30th | |||
| voter turnout | 65.9% | |||||
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In addition, the Åland people have the right to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections in Finland.