Åland (constituency)
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Åland is a constituency represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the autonomous administrative region of Åland, with a population of 26,711 (as of 2005). It is the smallest constituency in Finland, and the only one that only elects one member of the Eduskunta. The region is guaranteed a special status in Finnish law, whereby it will always have at least one representative even if its population would not entitle it to one.
Continental Finnish political parties do not operate in Åland, and instead the region has its own parties (see List of political parties in Åland). These do not, however, usually contest in the national parliamentary elections, only in the elections for the autonomous Parliament of Åland. Elections for the Eduskunta are contested through common lists.
The current member of parliament for Åland is Elisabeth Nauclér (Borgerlig allians).
[edit] Election results
| Finnish parliamentary election, 2003 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |||
| För Åland i Riksdagen | 1 | +1 | 100.0 | 37.0 | 4,306 | +37.0% | |||
| Gemensam lista för trygghet och utveckling | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 3,323 | +28.5% | |||
| Ålands Socialdemokraters gemensamma lista | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24.9 | 2,904 | +24.9% | |||
| Med engagemang för Åland och självstyrelsen | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 1,118 | +9.6% | |||
