1999 Ålandic legislative election

1999 Ålandic legislative election
	All 30 seats in the Parliament of Åland; 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.96% ( 3.41 pp)

Legislative elections were held in Åland on 17 October 1999 to elect members of the Lagtinget. The 30 members were elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. They were the first elections contested by the Åland Centre in which it did not emerge as the largest party, narrowly losing out to the Liberals for Åland.

The Åland Progress Group was a new party that was formed during the 1995 - 1999 session of the Lagting by a member of the Lagting who until that point had been a member of Freeminded Co-operation.

Following the elections, the previous government formed by Åland Centre, Freeminded Co-operation and one independent, was replaced by one comprising the Åland Centre, Freeminded Co-operation and the Non-aligned Coalition.^[1] However following a motion of no confidence in March 2001 this was replaced by a government made up of the Åland Centre and Liberals for Åland.^[1]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberals for Åland	3,463	28.74	9	+1
	Åland Centre	3,292	27.32	9	0
	Freeminded Co-operation	1,750	14.52	4	–2
	Non-aligned Coalition	1,537	12.76	4	+1
	Åland Social Democrats	1,427	11.84	3	–1
	Åland Progress Group	580	4.81	1	New
Total		12,049	100.00	30	0

Valid votes		12,049	97.72
Invalid/blank votes		281	2.28
Total votes		12,330	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		18,694	65.96
Source: ASUB

References

^ ^a ^b Taylor & Francis Group (2004). Europa World Year, Book 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 1661. ISBN 1-85743-254-1.

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[europa-1] Taylor & Francis Group (2004). Europa World Year, Book 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 1661. ISBN 1-85743-254-1.

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