Åland Social Democrats

The Åland Social Democrats (Template:Langx) is a social-democratic political party on the Åland Islands. In the 2023 parliamentary election, the party won 12.82% of the popular vote and 4 out of 30 seats, a gain of one.

The current organisation was founded in 1971, although, there have been worker's associations on Åland since 1906. After the independence of Finland, the Åland Social Democrats were closer to the Swedish Social Democratic Party than the Social Democratic Party of Finland. After the Second World War, the social democrats fought the supporters of the far-left Finnish People's Democratic League for political dominance, which briefly became the largest political movement on the islands.

Election results

Parliament of Åland   Year MPs Votes 1975 5 1,371 14.4% 1979 3 1,125 12.0% 1983 5 1,717 16.5% 1987 4 1,489 14.0% 1991 4 1,564 14.5% 1995 4 1,711 15.2% 1999 3 1,427 11.8% 2003 6 2,340 19.0% 2007 3 1,513 11.8% 2011 6 2,404 18.5% 2015 5 2,188 17.4% 2019 3 1,292 9.1% 2023 4 1,032 12,82%

Parliament of Finland (Åland constituency) Year MPs Votes 1991 -- 940 10.1% 1995 -- 909 9.2% 1999 -- 924 8.8% 2003 -- 2,904 24.9% 2007 -- 1,607 14.4%

Municipal councils   Year Councillors Votes 1995 13 1,491 13.1% 1999 10 1,332 10.9% 2003 18 1,967 15.7% 2007 14 1,703 12.8% 2011 17 2,245 16.7% 2015 15 2,124 14,6%

See also

• Politics of Finland
• Social Democratic Party of Finland
• List of political parties in Åland

External links

• Official web site Template:In lang