1979 Ålandic legislative election

Åland held legislative elections on 20 October 1979. It elected the diet (Lagtinget, then called Landstinget), which has 30 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation.

The 1979 election marked the first participation of the Åland Centre, who had formed from a loose electoral organisation known as Landsbygdens och skärgårdens valförbund (LOS); the Liberals for Åland, who had formed from a merger of LOS-Liberalerna (itself a break-away organisation from LOS) and Mittenliberalerna; and the Ålandic Left.

Results

Popular vote C   42.3% L   29.6% FS   13.9% S   12.0% ÅV   2.1%

Parliamentary seats C   46.7% L   30.0% FS   13.3% S   10.0%

External links

• Parties and Elections in Europe
• Legislative Assembly elections