The Lagting, or Lagtinget, is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats, which makes for approximately one seat per 700 voters in 2022.[1]
A parliament chamber
Legislative work is carried out in three standing committees:[2]
The 30 members of the Parliament of Åland are elected every four years by proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[3][4] The age limit for voting rights is 18 years, in addition to which Åland's right to vote in the home region is a prerequisite for the stand for election.[5]
^Arter, David (2022). "Personal representation or party representation? Elections in the autonomous Åland Islands". Regional & Federal Studies. 32 (4): 511–524. doi:10.1080/13597566.2022.2047940. ISSN 1359-7566. S2CID 248113785.
^"Utskott och organ". Ålands lagting (in Swedish). October 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^E-voting in a Small Scale –the Case of Åland
^"Ahvenanmaan vaaleissa valta vaihtui: Keskusta voitti, sosiaalidemokraatit hävisivät". YLE (in Finnish). 21 October 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^"Vem får rösta?". Val.ax (in Swedish). 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
