Buskerud is one of the 19 multi-member constituencies of the

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, the national legislature of Norway. The constituency was established in 1921 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Storting. It consists of the municipalities of

Ål Ål is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administ ...

, Drammen, Flå, Gol, Hemsedal,

Hol Hol is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. Administrative history The area of Hol was separated from the municipality Ål in 1877 to become a separate municipality. In 1937 a part of neighboring Uvdal with 220 inhabitants moved to Hol municip ...

, Hole, Jevnaker, Kongsberg, Krødsherad, Lier,

Modum Modum is a municipality in Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area has a long tr ...

, Nesbyen, Nore og Uvdal, Øvre Eiker, Ringerike, Rollag and Sigdal in the county of Viken. The constituency currently elects seven of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 191,637 registered electors.

Electoral system

Buskerud currently elects seven of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated by the County Electoral Committee using the

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s (seats at large) are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated by the National Electoral Committee using the Modified Sainte-Laguë method at the constituency level (one for each constituency). Only parties that reach the 4% national

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compete for compensatory seats.

Election results

Summary

(Excludes compensatory seats. Figures in ''italics'' represent joint lists.)

Detailed

2020s

=2021

= Results of the 2021 parliamentary election held on 13 September 2021: The following candidates were elected:

Sandra Bruflot Sandra Bruflot (born 31 December 1991) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She represents Buskerud at the Storting from 2021. Political career Hailing from Lier, Bruflot was a member of the municipal council of Lier from 2011 ...

(H);

Lise Christoffersen Lise Christoffersen (born 5 August 1955 in Drammen) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 2005. On the local level, Christoffersen was a member of Drammen city council from 19 ...

(Ap); Masud Gharahkhani (Ap);

Trond Helleland Trond Helleland (born 10 July 1962 in Kvam, Hordaland) is a Norway, Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. He is currently a representative of Buskerud (Storting constituency), Buskerud in the ''St ...

(H);

Kathy Lie Kathy Lie (born 14 March 1964) is a Norwegian nurse and politician for the Socialist Left Party. She has been a member of the Storting since 2021. Biography Born on 14 March 1964, Lie hails from Lier, and is a nurse by education. Following th ...

(SV);

Per Olaf Lundteigen Per Olaf Lundteigen (born 18 April 1953) is a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party. Career He was born in Vestfossen, took his secondary education in Hokksund in 1972 and the cand.agric. degree at the Norwegian College of Agricu ...

(Sp);

Even A. Røed Even A. Røed (born 23 February 1992) is a Norwegian politician. He was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Buskerud (Storting constituency), Buskerud for the period 2021–2025, for the Labour Party (Norway), Labour ...

(Ap); and Morten Wold (FrP).

2010s

=2017

= Results of the 2017 parliamentary election held on 11 September 2017: The following candidates were elected:

(Ap);

Jon Engen-Helgheim Jon Engen-Helgheim (born 21 August 1981) is a Norwegian politician from the Progress Party. He currently serves as a deputy member to the Storting since 2021, and was a representative to the Storting from 2017 to 2021. References 198 ...

(FrP); Masud Gharahkhani (Ap);

(H); Kristin Ørmen Johnsen (H); Martin Kolberg (Ap);

(Sp);

Arne Nævra Arne Nævra (born 7 December 1953) is a Norwegian photographer and politician. Biography Nævra was born in Øvre Eiker. He was elected representative to the Storting from Buskerud for the period 2017–2021 for the Socialist Left Party. ...

(SV); and Morten Wold (FrP).

=2013

= Results of the 2013 parliamentary election held on 8 and 9 September 2013: The following candidates were elected:

(Ap);

(H); Kristin Ørmen Johnsen (H); Martin Kolberg (Ap);

(Sp);

Torgeir Micaelsen Torgeir Eikstad Micaelsen (born 20 May 1979 in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 2005. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 2001&ndas ...

(Ap);

Jørund Rytman Jørund Henning Rytman (born 4 May 1977) is a Norway, Norwegian Progress Party (Norway), Progress Party politician representing Buskerud in the Storting. He was first elected in 2005. Storting committees *2013–2017 member of the Standing Commi ...

(FrP);

Anders B. Werp Anders Bjørnsen Werp (born 16 December 1961) is a Norway, Norwegian politician of the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party. He was mayor of Øvre Eiker from 1999 until he was elected to the Stortinget from Buskerud in 2009 Norwegian p ...

(H); and Morten Wold (FrP).

2000s

=2009

= Results of the 2009 parliamentary election held on 13 and 14 September 2009: The following candidates were elected:

(Ap);

Laila Gustavsen Laila Gustavsen (born 24 October 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. When the se ...

(Ap);

(H); Martin Kolberg (Ap);

Ulf Erik Knudsen Ulf Erik Knudsen (born 20 December 1964) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He has been a Member of Parliament from Buskerud since 1997. Political views In 2006, Knudsen proposed a full stop of immigration to Drammen for ...

(FrP);

(Sp);

(Ap);

(FrP); and

(H).

=2005

= Results of the 2005 parliamentary election held on 11 and 12 September 2005: The following candidates were elected:

Magnar Lund Bergo Magnar Lund Bergo (born 27 February 1949, in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 2001. Parliamentary Committee duties *2005 – 2009 member of the Standi ...

(SV);

(Ap);

Sigrun Eng Sigrun Eng (born 5 June 1951 in Sør-Fron) is a Norwegian politician who belongs to the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, borderin ...

(Ap);

(H); Thorbjørn Jagland (Ap);

(FrP);

(Sp);

(Ap); and

(FrP).

=2001

= Results of the 2001 parliamentary election held on 9 and 10 September 2001: The following candidates were elected:

(SV);

(Ap);

(H);

Beate Heieren Hundhammer Beate Heieren Hundhammer (born 24 September 1968 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing thou ...

(H); Thorbjørn Jagland (Ap);

(FrP); and

Finn Kristian Marthinsen Finn Kristian Marthinsen (born 17 January 1946 in Brunlanes Brunlanes is a parish and former municipality within Larvik municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It was annexed by Larvik on January 1, 1988. The administrative centre of the munici ...

(KrF).

1990s

=1997

= Results of the 1997 parliamentary election held on 15 September 1997: The following candidates were elected: Erik Dalheim (Ap);

(Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap);

(H); Thorbjørn Jagland (Ap);

(FrP); and

(KrF).

=1993

= Results of the 1993 parliamentary election held on 12 and 13 September 1993: The following candidates were elected: Hallgrim Berg (H); Erik Dalheim (Ap);

(Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap);

Arild Hiim Arild Hiim (born 17 August 1945 in Ringerike) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of ...

(H); Thorbjørn Jagland (Ap);

(Sp); and

Roy Wetterstad Roy Nettum Wetterstad (born 22 March 1963) is a Norwegian politician formerly representing the Progress Party. He was born in Kongsberg. He attended commerce school in Kongsberg and Hønefoss from 1979 to 1982, then worked two years for the You ...

(FrP).

1980s

=1989

= Results of the 1989 parliamentary election held on 10 and 11 September 1989: The following candidates were elected: Hallgrim Berg (H); Erik Dalheim (Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap);

(H);

Trond Jensrud Trond Jensrud (born 2 September 1968 in Ringerike) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering ...

(Ap); Åse Klundelien (Ap); and

Steinar Maribo Steinar Maribo (born 22 January 1942 in Åsnes) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. Maribo held various positions in Røyken Rø ...

(FrP).

=1985

= Results of the 1985 parliamentary election held on 8 and 9 September 1985: As the list alliance was entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as list alliance votes. The Sp-KrF list alliance's additional seat was allocated to the Centre Party. The following candidates were elected: Hallgrim Berg (H);

Johan Buttedahl Johan Buttedahl (born 5 October 1935) is a Norwegian dentist and politician for the Centre Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1981 to 1989, representing Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral di ...

(Sp); Erik Dalheim (Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap);

Aase Moløkken Aase Moløkken (born 27 April 1930 in Norderhov, Buskerud) is a Norwegian politician ( Ap). She was elected to the Stortinget from Buskerud in 1981. She was deputy representative 1973 – 1977, 1977 – 1981 and 1981 – 19 ...

(Ap);

Olaf Øen Olaf Øen (5 July 1925 – 29 January 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. Born in Nes, Buskerud, he was first elected to local office as a member of Nes, Buskerud, Nes municipal council (Norway), municipa ...

(Ap); and Mona Røkke (H).

=1981

= Results of the 1981 parliamentary election held on 13 and 14 September 1981: Errors in the conduct of the election resulted in a re-run of the election on 6 and 7 December 1981: The following candidates were elected:

(Sp); Erik Dalheim (Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap);

(Ap);

(Ap); Mona Røkke (H); and

Hans E. Strand Hans E. Strand (born 20 August 1934 in Modum, died 4 May 2000) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. At the local level, he wa ...

(H).

1970s

=1977

= Results of the 1977 parliamentary election held on 11 and 12 September 1977: The following candidates were elected: Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap);

Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd (born 24 January 1924 in Kongsberg, died 12 October 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had prev ...

(Ap);

(Ap); Tor Oftedal (Ap); Mona Røkke (H);

(H); and

Hans Torgersen Hans Torgersen (30 October 1926 in Øvre Eiker – 10 February 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981. On the local ...

(KrF-V-DNF).

=1973

= Results of the 1973 parliamentary election held on 9 and 10 September 1973: The following candidates were elected: Ragnar Christiansen (Ap); Kåre Øistein Hansen (SV);

(Ap);

Gunnar Johnsen Gunnar Johnsen (28 May 1924 – 10 February 2001) was a Norwegian journalist and politician. He was born in Oslo to Trygve Johnsen and Bergljot Johannessen. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1973–1977 for the ...

(H);

Olaf Knudson Olaf Knudson (31 December 1915 – 8 January 1996) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1954, and was re-elected on five occasions. Knudson was born in Sigdal and w ...

(H); Tor Oftedal (Ap); and Erland Steenberg (Sp).

1960s

=1969

= Results of the 1969 parliamentary election held on 7 and 8 September 1969: The following candidates were elected: Ragnar Christiansen (Ap);

(Ap); Bernt Ingvaldsen (H);

Guri Johannessen Guri Johannessen (2 November 1911 – 11 November 1972) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Hol. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1958, and was re-elected on three occasions. She die ...

(Ap);

(H); Tor Oftedal (Ap); and Erland Steenberg (Sp).

=1965

= Results of the 1965 parliamentary election held on 12 and 13 September 1965: The following candidates were elected:

Sverre Oddvar Andresen Sverre Oddvar Andresen (11 March 1924 – 12 December 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was born in Oslo. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1965, but was not re-elected in 1969. A ...

(Ap); Ragnar Christiansen (Ap); Bernt Ingvaldsen (H);

(Ap);

(H); Erland Steenberg (Sp); and Reidar Strømdahl (Ap).

=1961

= Results of the 1961 parliamentary election held on 11 September 1961: The following candidates were elected:

Botolv Bråtalien Botolv Bråtalien (28 February 1892 – 6 November 1969) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Ål. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1958, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had pr ...

(Sp), 9,307 votes; Ragnar Christiansen (Ap), 52,695 votes; Bernt Ingvaldsen (H), 19,885 votes;

(Ap), 52,694 votes;

(H), 19,888 votes;

Gunnar Mykstu Gunnar Mykstu (7 January 1909 – 18 November 1974) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1958, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy ...

(Ap), 52,695 votes; and

Olaf Watnebryn Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn (4 November 1908 – 6 June 1977) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county The Market towns of Buskerud county ( no, Kjøpst ...

(Ap), 52,691 votes.

1950s

=1957

= Results of the 1957 parliamentary election held on 7 October 1957: The following candidates were elected:

(Bp); Ragnar Christiansen (Ap); Bernt Ingvaldsen (H);

(Ap);

(H);

(Ap); and

(Ap).

=1953

= Results of the 1953 parliamentary election held on 12 October 1953: The following candidates were elected:

Hans Oskar Evju Hans Oskar Evju (6 January 1886 – 20 June 1967) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Sandsvær. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1950, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previ ...

(Bp); Bernt Ingvaldsen (H);

Konrad Knudsen Konrad Gustav Knudsen (19 August 1890 - 16 June 1959) was a Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian. Knudsen is perhaps best known for inviting Leon Trotsky to live at his house when the Norwegian government granted Trotsky political as ...

(Ap);

(H);

Astrid Skare Astrid Skare (17 January 1891 – 18 November 1963) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Beitstad. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions. Refe ...

(Ap);

Olaf Sørensen Olaf Sørensen (3 August 1892 – 1 August 1962) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions. Sørensen w ...

(Ap); and

(Ap).

1940s

=1949

= Results of the 1949 parliamentary election held on 10 October 1949: The following candidates were elected:

Lars Breie Lars Breie (3 April 1907 – 5 October 1999) was a Norwegian jurist, auditor and politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. Born in Ål, he was and ...

(Ap);

(Bp-V);

Torolv Kandahl Torolv Kandahl (17 August 1899 – 5 March 1982) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and Member of Parliament with the Conservative Party. Biography He was born at Austad (now Lyngdal) in Vest-Agder, Norway. He was the son of Tor Mathias Kanda ...

(H);

(Ap); and

(Ap).

=1945

= Results of the 1945 parliamentary election held on 8 October 1945: As the list alliances was not entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as party votes. The following candidates were elected:

Kittill Kristoffersen Berg Kittill Kristoffersen Berg (17 August 1903 – 17 April 1983) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped ...

(K);

(Ap);

(Ap); and

Gudbrand Bernhardsen Tandberg Gudbrand Bernhardsen Tandberg (24 May 1903 – 2 June 1949) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Nes, Buskerud. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, but died in the last year of t ...

(BS).

1930s

=1936

= Results of the 1936 parliamentary election held on 19 October 1936: The following candidates were elected:

Jon Reinholdt Aas Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan (name), Jonathan, derived from "Tetragrammaton, YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John (given name), John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Jens Hundseid (BS-Bp-V);

Hans Johan Jensen Hans Johan Jensen (23 November 1882 – ?) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Born in Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality ...

(Ap);

(Ap); and

Nils Andreas Steen Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989 ...

(Ap).

=1933

= Results of the 1933 parliamentary election held on 16 October 1933: As the list alliance was not entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as party votes. The following candidates were elected:

(Ap);

(Ap); and

Christian Hansen Tandberg Christian Hansen Tandberg (28 October 1872 – 1951) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party. He was born at Nykirke in Modum as a son of farmer Hans Christiansen Tandberg (1841–1905) and his wife Ingeborg, née Kittilsdatt ...

(Bp).

=1930

= Results of the 1930 parliamentary election held on 20 October 1930: The following candidates were elected:

Harald Saue Harald Saue (20 February 1876 – 28 December 1958) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party and later Nasjonal Samling. He was born at Saue in Lier as a son of farmers Kristen Nilsen Saue (1844–1923) and Gina Helgerud (18 ...

(Bp);

(Ap); and

Ivar Engebretsen Tufte Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

(LS).

1920s

=1927

= Results of the 1927 parliamentary election held on 17 October 1927: The following candidates were elected:

(Ap);

(Bp); and

(Ap).

=1924

= Results of the 1924 parliamentary election held on 21 October 1924: The following candidates were elected:

Kristen Christoffersen Kopseng Kristen may refer to: *Kristen (given name), includes a list of people with the name *ITC Kristen, a typeface created by George Ryan for the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) *"Kristen", the alias used by Ashley Alexandra Dupré Ashley is a ...

(LS);

(Bp); and

(Ap).

=1921

= Results of the 1921 parliamentary election held on 24 October 1921: The following candidates were elected:

(LS);

Eugène Olaussen Ansgar Eugène Olaussen (27 December 1887 – 22 January 1962) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, educated as a typographer, and politician. As a politician he started in Young Communist League of Norway (, and notably edited ''Klassekampen'' fro ...

(Ap); and

Bernt Severinsen Bernt is a Scandinavian variant of the German masculine given name Berend, which is the Low German form of Bernard ( Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "strong bear" (from Old German ''bero'', "bear", and ''harti'', "strong"). Its use in Sweden ...

(LS).

Notes

References

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