Åland Centre

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Political party in Åland

The Åland Centre (Swedish: Åländsk Center) 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

Parliament of Åland (Lagting)

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Lagtings- och kommunalval 2023 Åland, Finland". Valresultat. 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ 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.
^ "Historik". Centern på Åland (in Swedish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). Parties and Elections in Europe. Books on Demand. p. 202. ISBN 9783750481343.
^ "Mats Löfström". Parliament of Finland. 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.