Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala 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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Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...

. The constituency currently elects 12 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the

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. At the 2022 general election it had 292,255 registered electors.

Electoral system

Uppsala County currently elects 12 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 2022 general election held on 11 September 2022: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Catarina Deremar (C), 636 votes;

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(S), 916 votes; Sanne Lennström (S), 1,301 votes; Lina Nordquist (L), 732 votes;

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(M), 689 votes; Mikael Oscarsson (KD), 1,306 votes; David Perez (SD), 157 votes; Jacob Risberg (MP), 648 votes;

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(M), 1,874 votes;

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(S), 3,157 votes;

Ilona Szatmári Waldau Ilona Szatmári Waldau (born 1962) is a Swedish politician. she serves as Member of the Riksdag representing the constituency of Uppsala County Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or ''län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose c ...

(V), 1,087 votes; and

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(SD), 36 votes. * Leveling seats -

Inga-Lill Sjöblom Inga-Lill Kristina Sjöblom (born 1959) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Uppsala County since September 2022. She had previously been a subs ...

(S), 304 votes.

2010s

=2018

= Results of the 2018 general election held on 9 September 2018: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Paula Bieler (SD), 390 votes; Marlene Burwick (S), 1,466 votes; Pyry Niemi (S), 472 votes; Lina Nordquist (L), 1,023 votes; Marta Obminska (M), 1,582 votes; Mikael Oscarsson (KD), 1,486 votes;

(M), 1,264 votes; Michael Rubbestad (SD), 65 votes;

(S), 3,104 votes;

(V), 1,255 votes; and Solveig Zander (C), 942 votes. * Leveling seats - Maria Gardfjell (MP), 924 votes; and Sanne Lennström (S), 864 votes.

=2014

= Results of the 2014 general election held on 14 September 2014: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats -

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(M), 1,016 votes; Josef Fransson (SD), 14 votes;

Agneta Gille Agneta Gille (born 1956 in Österbybruk) is a Swedish social democratic politician. She was a member Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathem ...

(S), 2,476 votes; Ulrika Karlsson (M), 2,182 votes; Niclas Malmberg (MP), 586 votes; Pyry Niemi (S), 643 votes;

(S), 2,936 votes; Jessika Vilhelmsson (M), 1,459 votes; Emma Wallrup (V), 1,060 votes; Maria Weimer (FP), 1,123 votes; and Solveig Zander (C), 1,024 votes. * Leveling seats - Mikael Oscarsson (KD), 1,756 votes.

=2010

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

(M), 1,463 votes;

(S), 1,435 votes; Ismail Kamil (FP), 760 votes; Ulrika Karlsson (M), 3,676 votes; Helena Leander (MP), 1,230 votes; Pyry Niemi (S), 596 votes; Marta Obminska (M), 477 votes; Mikael Oscarsson (KD), 2,009 votes;

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(S), 5,218 votes; Jessika Vilhelmsson (M), 1,970 votes; and Solveig Zander (C), 1,344 votes. * Leveling seats - Lars Isovaara (SD), 6 votes; and Jacob Johnson (V), 630 votes.

2000s

=2006

= Results of the 2006 general election held on 17 September 2006: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Mats Berglind (S), 391 votes;

(M), 2,252 votes;

(S), 834 votes;

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(M), 1,254 votes; Ulrika Karlsson (M), 1,254 votes; Helena Leander (MP), 618 votes; Mikael Oscarsson (KD), 1,777 votes;

(S), 3,130 votes; Tone Tingsgård (S), 176 votes; Cecilia Wikström (FP), 2,013 votes; and Solveig Zander (C), 1,294 votes. * Leveling seats - Jacob Johnson (V), 338 votes.

=2002

= Results of the 2002 general election held on 15 September 2002: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Mats Berglind (S), 593 votes;

(M), 1,930 votes; Ingrid Burman (V), 710 votes;

(S), 876 votes;

(M), 659 votes; Mikael Oscarsson (KD), 1,710 votes;

(S), 4,798 votes; Tone Tingsgård (S), 401 votes; Erik Ullenhag (FP), 2,137 votes; and Cecilia Wikström (FP), 1,657 votes. * Leveling seats - Åsa Domeij (MP), 1,471 votes; and Rigmor Stenmark (C), 1,008 votes.

1990s

=1998

= Results of the 1998 general election held on 20 September 1998: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Barbro Andersson (S), 691 votes; Mats Berglind (S), 567 votes;

(M), 3,581 votes; Ingrid Burman (V), 1,269 votes; Birgitta Dahl (S), 5,945 votes;

(M), 1,076 votes; Harald Nordlund (FP), 1,178 votes; Mikael Oscarsson (KD), 1,509 votes;

(S), 2,121 votes; and Gustaf von Essen (M), 1,707 votes. * Leveling seats -

Rigmor Ahlstedt Rigmor Stenmark (born 1940) is a Swedish Centre Party politician, member Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-orient ...

(C), 1,472 votes; and Gunnar Goude (MP), 537 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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