Kronoberg County ( sv, Kronobergs Län) is one of the 29
multi-member
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constituencies
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of the
Riksdag
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, the national
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of
Sweden
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. The constituency was established in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a
bicameral
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legislature to a
unicameral
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legislature. It is conterminous with the
county
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of
Kronoberg
Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is t ...
. The constituency currently elects six of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the
open
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party-list proportional representation
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. At the
2022 general election it had 147,910 registered electors.
Electoral system
Kronoberg County currently elects six of the 349
members
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of the Riksdag using the
open
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party-list proportional representation
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electoral system
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. 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
leveling seat
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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
2022 general election held on 11 September 2022:
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats -
Tomas Eneroth
Karl ''Tomas'' Eneroth (born 4 December 1966) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2017 to 2022. He was previously Leader of the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag from 2014 to 2017. He h ...
(S), 2,332 votes;
Monica Haider (S), 1,241 votes;
Mattias Karlsson (SD), 344 votes;
Katja Nyberg
Katja Johanna Alice Nyberg (born 24 August 1979) is a naturalized Norwegian handball player, currently retired. She played 99 games and scored 321 goals for the Norwegian national team during her career. With the Norwegian team she won a gold ...
(SD), 11 votes;
Thomas Ragnarsson (M), 1,203 votes; and
Oliver Rosengren
Oliver Carl Fredrik Rosengren, (born 4 June 1992) is a Swedish politician for the Moderate Party. He has served as Member of the Riksdag (MP) since the 2022 election. Before his election to the Parliament, Rosengren served as councillor in Växj ...
(M), 4,428 votes.
2010s
=2018
=
Results of the
2018 general election held on 9 September 2018:
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats -
Katarina Brännström (M), 1,406 votes;
Tomas Eneroth
Karl ''Tomas'' Eneroth (born 4 December 1966) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2017 to 2022. He was previously Leader of the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag from 2014 to 2017. He h ...
(S), 3,860 votes;
Eskil Erlandsson
Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he was ...
(C), 1,900 votes;
Monica Haider (S), 733 votes;
Mattias Karlsson (SD), 310 votes; and
Sven-Olof Sällström (SD), 2 votes.
=2014
=
Results of the
2014 general election held on 14 September 2014:
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats -
Katarina Brännström (M), 1,075 votes;
Tomas Eneroth
Karl ''Tomas'' Eneroth (born 4 December 1966) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2017 to 2022. He was previously Leader of the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag from 2014 to 2017. He h ...
(S), 3,964 votes;
Eskil Erlandsson
Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he was ...
(C), 1,920 votes;
Monica Haider (S), 1,112 votes;
Johan Hultberg (M), 1,624 votes; and
Per Ramhorn
''Per'' Håkan Ramhorn, (born 3 November 1967 in Fosie) is a Swedish politician for the Sweden Democrats, and a member of the Riksdagen
The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme d ...
(SD), 5 votes.
=2010
=
Results of the
2010 general election held on 19 September 2010:
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats -
Carina Adolfsson Elgestam
Carina Adolfsson Elgestam (born 1959) is a Sweden, Swedish Swedish Social Democratic Party, social democratic politician. She has been a List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, member of the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag from 1998 until her retirem ...
(S), 501 votes;
Katarina Brännström (M), 2,447 votes;
ClasGöran Carlsson (S), 1,226 votes;
Tomas Eneroth
Karl ''Tomas'' Eneroth (born 4 December 1966) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2017 to 2022. He was previously Leader of the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag from 2014 to 2017. He h ...
(S), 3,420 votes;
Eskil Erlandsson
Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he was ...
(C), 2,810 votes; and
Johan Hultberg (M), 1,066 votes.
2000s
=2006
=
Results of the
2006 general election held on 17 September 2006:
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats -
Carina Adolfsson Elgestam
Carina Adolfsson Elgestam (born 1959) is a Sweden, Swedish Swedish Social Democratic Party, social democratic politician. She has been a List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, member of the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag from 1998 until her retirem ...
(S), 482 votes;
Anna Bergkvist (M), 444 votes;
Katarina Brännström (M), 2,005 votes;
Tomas Eneroth
Karl ''Tomas'' Eneroth (born 4 December 1966) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2017 to 2022. He was previously Leader of the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag from 2014 to 2017. He h ...
(S), 2,997 votes;
Eskil Erlandsson
Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he was ...
(C), 2,617 votes; and
Lars Wegendal
Lars Åke Otto Wegendal (born 1949) is a Sweden, Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, he represented Kronoberg County (Riksdag con ...
(S), 608 votes.
* Leveling seats -
Eva Johnsson
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(KD), 759 votes.
=2002
=
Results of the
2002 general election held on 15 September 2002:
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats -
Carina Adolfsson Elgestam
Carina Adolfsson Elgestam (born 1959) is a Sweden, Swedish Swedish Social Democratic Party, social democratic politician. She has been a List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, member of the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag from 1998 until her retirem ...
(S), 681 votes;
Tomas Eneroth
Karl ''Tomas'' Eneroth (born 4 December 1966) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2017 to 2022. He was previously Leader of the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag from 2014 to 2017. He h ...
(S), 3,536 votes;
Eskil Erlandsson
Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he was ...
(C), 3,262 votes;
Anders G. Högmark (M), 2,474 votes;
Olle Sandahl (KD), 1,006 votes; and
Lars Wegendal
Lars Åke Otto Wegendal (born 1949) is a Sweden, Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, he represented Kronoberg County (Riksdag con ...
(S), 991 votes.
* Leveling seats -
Gunnar Nordmark
Gunnar Nordmark, born 1954, is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician and former member of the Riksdag
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(FP), 871 votes.
1990s
=1998
=
Results of the
1998 general election held on 20 September 1998:
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats -
Carina Adolfsson (S), 744 votes;
Harald Bergström (KD), 419 votes;
Tomas Eneroth
Karl ''Tomas'' Eneroth (born 4 December 1966) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2017 to 2022. He was previously Leader of the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag from 2014 to 2017. He h ...
(S), 2,601 votes;
Anders G. Högmark (M), 2,883 votes;
Lennart Värmby (V), 1,872 votes; and
Lars Wegendal
Lars Åke Otto Wegendal (born 1949) is a Sweden, Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, he represented Kronoberg County (Riksdag con ...
(S), 824 votes.
* Leveling seats -
Eskil Erlandsson
Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he was ...
(C), 2,921 votes.
=1994
=
Results of the
1994 general election held on 18 September 1994:
=1991
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Results of the
1991 general election held on 15 September 1991:
1980s
=1988
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Results of the
1988 general election held on 18 September 1988:
=1985
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Results of the
1985 general election held on 15 September 1985:
=1982
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Results of the
1982 general election held on 19 September 1982:
1970s
=1979
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Results of the
1979 general election held on 16 September 1979:
=1976
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Results of the
1976 general election held on 19 September 1976:
=1973
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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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