1979 Ålandic legislative election

Elections in the Åland province of Finland Åland 1975 1983 20 October 1979 All 30 seats in the Parliament of Åland 16 60.01% ( 2.85 pp) Åland Centre Folke Woivalin 9 42.34 14 Liberals for Åland 10 29.59 9 Freeminded Co-operation 3 13.87 4 Åland Social Democrats 5 12.05 3 Lantråd Folke Woivalin Åland Centre Folke Woivalin Åland Centre Legislative elections were held in Åland on 20 October 1979 to elect members of the Landstinget. The 30 members were elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. The 1979 elections saw the first participation of the Åland Centre, which had formed from a loose electoral organisation known as Landsbygdens och skärgårdens valförbund (LOS); the Liberals for Åland, which had been formed by a merger of LOS-Liberalerna (itself a break-away organisation from LOS) and Mittenliberalerna; and the Ålandic Left. Results File:Aland Lagting 1979.svg Åland Centre 3954 14 Liberals for Åland 2763 9 Freeminded Co-operation 1295 4 Åland Social Democrats 1125 3 Ålandic Left 202 0 206 0 15907 ASUB External links Parties and Elections in Europe Legislative Assembly elections Category:Elections in Åland Aland Aland Aland