Åland Social Democrats

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Political party in Åland

The Åland Social Democrats (Swedish: Ålands Socialdemokrater) is a social-democratic^[1] 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.^[1]

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^[2]

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)^[3]

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^[4]

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%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lagtings- och kommunalval 2023 Åland, Finland". Valresultat. 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2007 Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Statistik 4:2007 (ÅSUB), p. 32.
^ Riksdagsvalet 18.3.2007 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tabell 8. Resultatet för de olika listorna vid riksdagsvalen 1987-2007 (ÅSUB)
^ Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2007 Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Statistik 4:2007 (ÅSUB), p. 56.