Åland Centre

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Åland Centre
Swedish: Åländsk Centern
Finnish: Ahvenanmaan keskusta
ChairpersonVeronica Thörnroos
First deputy chairAnna Holmström
Second deputy chairMathias Sandberg
Founded1976
HeadquartersÅlands Lagting, Strandgatan 37, 22100 Mariehamn
Youth wingÅländsk Ungcenter
Women's wingCenterkvinnorna
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Agrarianism
(Nordic)[1]
Green liberalism
Political positionCentre[1] to centre-right
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
ColoursGreen
Parliament of Finland
Åland Coalition
1 / 1
Parliament of Åland
7 / 30
Municipalities
36 / 208
Website
www.centern.ax

The Åland Centre (Swedish: Åländsk Centern) is an agrarian-centrist[2] political party on the Åland Islands. The party was founded by Karl-Anders Bergman in 1976.[3]

The party has had four premiers of Åland including: Folke Woivalin (1979–1988), Ragnar Erlandsson (1991–1995), Roger Nordlund (1999–2007), and Veronica Thörnroos (2019–2023).

The party is affiliated with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.[4] Mats Löfström, the current MP of Åland in the Finnish parliament, represents Åland Centre.[5]

Election results[edit]

Parliament of Åland (Lagting)[edit]

Election Votes % Seats +/- Place Government
1979 3,954 42.34
14 / 30
New 1st
1983 3,704 35.62
11 / 30
Decrease3 1st
1987 3,063 28.73
9 / 30
Decrease2 1st Coalition
1991 3,242 30.16
10 / 30
Increase1 1st Coalition
1995 3,118 27.78
9 / 30
Decrease1 1st Coalition
1999 3,292 27.32
9 / 30
Steady 2nd Coalition
2003 2,980 24.14
7 / 30
Decrease2 1st Coalition
2007 3,107 24.23
8 / 30
Increase1 2nd Coalition
2011 3,068 23.65
7 / 30
Increase1 1st Coalition
2015 2,984 21.60
7 / 30
Steady 2nd Opposition
2019 3,970 27.84
9 / 30
Increase2 1st Coalition
2023 1,757 21.24
7 / 30
Decrease2 2nd Coalition


References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lagtings- och kommunalval 2023 Åland, Finland". Valresultat. 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. pp. 319–. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
  3. ^ "Historik". Centern på Åland (in Swedish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). Parties and Elections in Europe. Books on Demand. p. 202. ISBN 9783750481343.
  5. ^ "Mats Löfström". Parliament of Finland. 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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