Åland Social Democrats

Åland Social Democrats
Ålands Socialdemokrater (Swedish)
Ahvenanmaan sosiaalidemokraatit (Finnish)
ChairpersonArsim Zekaj[1]
First deputy chairJessy Eckerman
Second deputy chairDanielle Lindholm
Founded1971
HeadquartersÅlands Lagting, Strandgatan 37, 22100 Mariehamn
Youth wingRosenskotten
Women's wingTörnrosorna
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
Nordic affiliationSAMAK
The Social Democratic Group
Colours  Red
Lagtinget
4 / 30
Website
www.socialdemokraterna.ax

The Åland Social Democrats (Swedish: Ålands Socialdemokrater) are 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 seat.[2]

The current organisation was founded in 1971, although workers’ associations have existed on Åland since 1906. After the independence of Finland, the Åland Social Democrats were more closely aligned with the Swedish Social Democratic Party than with the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Following the Second World War, the Social Democrats competed with supporters of the far-left Finnish People's Democratic League, which briefly became the largest political movement on the islands.

Election results

Year Seats 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

References

  1. ^ "Zekaj vill se S växa". Ålands Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Lagtings- och kommunalval 2023 Åland, Finland". Valresultat. 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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