Åland Centre
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Åland Centre Åländska Centern | |
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Leader | Veronica Thörnroos |
Founded | 1976 |
Headquarters | Box 69 22100, Mariehamn |
Youth wing | Åländsk Ungcenter |
Ideology | Conservative liberalism Agrarianism (Nordic) Green liberalism |
Political position | Centre to centre-right |
European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
Colours | Green |
Parliament of Finland Åland Coalition | 1 / 1 |
Parliament of Åland | 9 / 30 |
Municipalities | 36 / 208 |
Website | |
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The Åland Centre (Swedish: Åländska Centern) is an agrarian-centrist political party on the Åland Islands. The party was founded by Karl-Anders Bergman in 1976.
The party has produced four premiers of Åland including: Folke Woivalin (1979–1988), Ragnar Erlandsson (1991–1995), Roger Nordlund (1999–2007), and Veronica Thörnroos (2019–present).[citation needed]
The party is affiliated with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Mats Löfström, the current MP of the Åland Island in the Finnish parliament, represents Åland Centre.
Election results
Parliament of Åland (Lagting)
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Place | Government |
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1979 | 3,954 | 42.34 | 14 / 30
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New | 1st | — |
1983 | 3,704 | 35.62 | 11 / 30
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3 | 1st | — |
1987 | 3,063 | 28.73 | 9 / 30
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2 | 1st | Coalition |
1991 | 3,242 | 30.16 | 10 / 30
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1 | 1st | Coalition |
1995 | 3,118 | 27.78 | 9 / 30
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1 | 1st | Coalition |
1999 | 3,292 | 27.32 | 9 / 30
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2nd | Coalition | |
2003 | 2,980 | 24.14 | 7 / 30
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2 | 1st | Coalition |
2007 | 3,107 | 24.23 | 8 / 30
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1 | 2nd | Coalition |
2011 | 3,068 | 23.65 | 7 / 30
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1 | 1st | Coalition |
2015 | 2,984 | 21.60 | 7 / 30
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2nd | Opposition | |
2019 | 3,970 | 27.84 | 9 / 30
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2 | 1st | Coalition |