Halland County ( sv, Hallands Län) is one of the 29

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of the

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, the national

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. The constituency was established in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a

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legislature. It is conterminous with the

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. The constituency currently elects 10 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the

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. At the

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it had 258,794 registered electors.

Electoral system

Halland County currently elects 10 of the 349

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of the Riksdag using the

. Constituency seats are allocated using the modified Sainte-Laguë method. Only parties that that reach the 4% national threshold and parties that receive at least 12% of the vote in the constituency compete for constituency seats. Supplementary

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s may also be allocated at the constituency level to parties that reach the 4% national threshold.

Election results

Summary

(Excludes leveling seats)

Detailed

2020s

=2022

= Results of the

held on 11 September 2022: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Christofer Bergenblock (C), 868 votes;

Aida Birinxhiku Aida Birinxhiku (born 1999) is a Swedish politician. She was elected as Member of the Riksdag in September 2022. She represents the constituency of Halland County. She is affiliated with the Social Democrats. She became the youngest member of the ...

(S), 1,465 votes; Sara-Lena Bjälkö (SD), 58 votes; Carita Boulwén (SD), 235 votes; Adnan Dibrani (S), 1,994 votes; Erik Hellsborn (SD), 51 votes;

Jennie Nilsson Jennie Gaby Christel Nilsson (born 25 January 1972) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. She served as Minister for Rural Affairs in the Löfven cabinet from January 2019 to June 2021 and has been Member of the Riksdag since October ...

(S), 2,037 votes; Lars Püss (M), 1,213 votes;

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(KD), 153 votes; and

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(M), 954 votes. * Leveling seats - Jan Riise (MP), 171 votes; and Cecilia Rönn (L), 494 votes.

2010s

=2018

= Results of the 2018 general election held on 9 September 2018: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Adnan Dibrani (S), 3,313 votes; Staffan Eklöf (SD), 1 votes; Bengt Eliasson (L), 422 votes;

Hans Hoff Hans Harald Hoff, (born April 9, 1963),Ratsit: Hans Hoff
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(S), 1,106 votes; Ola Johansson (C), 1,253 votes; Ulrika Jörgensen (M), 1,142 votes;

(S), 1,516 votes;

(KD), 482 votes; Jörgen Warborn (M), 2,717 votes; and

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(SD), 4 votes. * Leveling seats - Elisabeth Falkhaven (MP), 212 votes; Lars Püss (M), 829 votes; and

Jon Thorbjörnson Jon Andreas Thorbjörnson (born 1976) is a Swedish politician, teacher and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, he represented Halland County between September 2018 and September 2022. Thorbjörns ...

(V), 435 votes.

=2014

= Results of the 2014 general election held on 14 September 2014: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Jeff Ahl (SD);

Agneta Börjesson Karin Agneta Börjesson (born 1957) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, she represented Halland County between October 2010 and September 2018. Börjesson is the daugh ...

(MP), 555 votes; Adnan Dibrani (S), 3,226 votes;

Hans Hoff Hans Harald Hoff, (born April 9, 1963),Ratsit: Hans Hoff
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(S), 2,346 votes; Ola Johansson (C), 1,163 votes;

(S), 1,649 votes; Jenny Petersson (M), 1,733 votes;

Johnny Skalin Hans Johnny Skalin (born April 1, 1978) is a Swedish politician who was a member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party between 2010 and 2022. Skalin was first elected to parliament during the 2010 Swedish general election. He was initial ...

(SD), 4 votes;

Michael Svensson Michael Lennart Svensson (born 25 November 1975) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He represented IFK Värnamo, Halmstads BK, Troyes, and Southampton during a career that spanned between 1995 and 2013. A f ...

(M), 1,415 votes; and Jörgen Warborn (M), 3,163 votes. * Leveling seats - Bengt Eliasson (FP), 565 votes; and

Göran Hägglund Bo Göran Hägglund (born 27 January 1959) is a Swedish politician of the Christian Democrats. He was Leader of the Christian Democrats from 2004 to 2015, Member of the Riksdag from 1991 to 2015, and served as Minister for Social Affairs from 2 ...

(KD), 1,423 votes.

=2010

= Results of the 2010 general election held on 19 September 2010: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats -

(MP), 433 votes; Anne Marie Brodén (M), 1,053 votes; Adnan Dibrani (S), 2,602 votes;

Jan Ertsborn Jan Ertsborn (born 1944) is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician. He has been a member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Swede ...

(FP), 924 votes;

Hans Hoff Hans Harald Hoff, (born April 9, 1963),Ratsit: Hans Hoff
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(S), 2,350 votes; Ola Johansson (C), 1,087 votes;

(S), 1,626 votes; Jenny Petersson (M), 926 votes;

(M), 659 votes; and Henrik von Sydow (M), 5,045 votes. * Leveling seats -

Lars Gustafsson Lars Erik Einar Gustafsson (17 May 1936 – 3 April 2016) was a Swedish poet, novelist, and scholar. Among his awards were the in 2006, the Goethe Medal in 2009, the Thomas Mann Prize in 2015, and the International Nonino Prize in Italy in 2016 ...

(KD), 551 votes; and Mikael Jansson (SD), 108 votes.

2000s

=2006

= Results of the 2006 general election held on 17 September 2006: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Jan Andersson (C), 1,079 votes; Anne Marie Brodén (M), 936 votes; Alf Eriksson (S), 1,272 votes;

(FP), 818 votes;

(KD), 497 votes;

Hans Hoff Hans Harald Hoff, (born April 9, 1963),Ratsit: Hans Hoff
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(S), 2,115 votes; Marianne Kierkemann (M), 1,816 votes;

(S), 2,039 votes;

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(S), 1,114 votes; and Henrik von Sydow (M), 4,365 votes.

=2002

= Results of the 2002 general election held on 15 September 2002: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Jan Andersson (C), 1,932 votes; Anne Marie Brodén (M), 1,350 votes; Alf Eriksson (S), 2,664 votes;

(FP), 1,480 votes;

(KD), 935 votes;

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(S), 2,109 votes;

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(FP), 2,112 votes; Pär Axel Sahlberg (S), 1,241 votes; Henrik von Sydow (M), 3,033 votes; and Majléne Westerlund Panke (S), 1,790 votes. * Leveling seats - Kjell-Erik Karlsson (V), 780 votes.

1990s

=1998

= Results of the 1998 general election held on 20 September 1998: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Jörgen Andersson (S), 3,883 votes; Alf Eriksson (S), 1,090 votes; Carl Fredrik Graf (M), 4,660 votes;

(KD), 367 votes; Hans Hjortzberg-Nordlund (M), 698 votes; Kjell-Erik Karlsson (V), 1,664 votes; Rolf Kenneryd (C), 1,828 votes; Ingegerd Sahlström (S), 2,622 votes; Liselotte Wågö (M), 1,244 votes; and Majléne Westerlund Panke (S), 384 votes. * Leveling seats -

Members ...

(FP), 743 votes; and Ester Lindstedt Staaf (KD), 273 votes.

=1994

= Results of the 1994 general election held on 18 September 1994:

=1991

= Results of the 1991 general election held on 15 September 1991:

1980s

=1988

= Results of the 1988 general election held on 18 September 1988:

=1985

= Results of the 1985 general election held on 15 September 1985:

=1982

= Results of the 1982 general election held on 19 September 1982:

1970s

=1979

= Results of the 1979 general election held on 16 September 1979:

=1976

= Results of the 1976 general election held on 19 September 1976:

=1973

= Results of the 1973 general election held on 16 September 1973:

=1970

= Results of the 1970 general election held on 20 September 1970:

References

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