Åland Coalition Explained

The Åland Coalition (Swedish: Åländsk Samling; ÅS)[1] is a political alliance of the main Åland parties formed to contest the Åland seat in the Parliament of Finland. Its representative usually sits with the Swedish People's Party faction in Parliament.[2]

History

The Coalition first contested national elections in 1948,[3] when they won a single seat in the parliamentary elections.[4] Since then the alliance has retained its seat in every election, polling between 0.2% and 0.4% of the national vote.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://uppslagsverket.fi/sv/view-170045-AalaendskSamling Åländsk samling - Uppslagsverket Finland
  2. http://www.lib.uconn.edu/classwebimages/batt/polhandbook.pdf Finland
  3. [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p620
  5. http://www.parlgov.org/stable/data/fin/party/66.html Åländsk Samlingin ääntä – Åländsk Samling (Aland Coalition)