Västra Götaland County North ( sv, Västra Götalands Läns Norra) 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 as Älvsborg County North in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a

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legislature to a

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legislature. It was renamed Västra Götaland County North in 1998 when the

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of Älvsborg,

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and

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were merged to create Västra Götaland. The constituency currently consists of the

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Åmål Åmål () is a locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated on the western shore of Vänern. In 2005 Åmål received second prize in the international competition ...

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, Dals-Ed, Färgelanda,

Lysekil Lysekil () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it ...

Mellerud Mellerud is a locality and the seat of Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of ...

Munkedal Munkedal is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,718 inhabitants in 2010. Joakim Andersson, an ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings, grew up in Munkedal. Olympian Er ...

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, Sotenäs,

Strömstad Strömstad is a locality and the seat of Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 6,288 inhabitants in 2010. For historical reasons, Strömstad is called a ''city'' despite its small population. Strömstad became part of Sw ...

, Tanum,

Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is locate ...

Uddevalla Uddevalla (old no, Oddevold) is a town and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. In 2015, it had a population of 34 781. It is located at a bay of the south-eastern part of Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla are ...

and

Vänersborg Vänersborg () is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,591) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Sin ...

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

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. At the

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it had 208,144 registered electors.

Electoral system

Västra Götaland County North currently elects eight 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 - Ann-Sofie Alm (M), 657 votes; Matheus Enholm (SD), 238 votes; Paula Holmqvist (S), 1,262 votes; Johan Hultberg (M), 1,156 votes;

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(KD), 469 votes; Louise Thunström (S), 636 votes;

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(SD), 0 votes; and Mats Wiking (S), 796 votes.

2010s

=2018

= Results of the 2018 general election held on 9 September 2018: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Ann-Sofie Alm (M), 782 votes; Fredrik Christensson (C), 986 votes; Matheus Enholm (SD), 188 votes;

Jörgen Hellman Sven Jörgen Hellman (born 1963) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Västra Götaland County North between October 2006 and June 2022. Hel ...

(S), 916 votes; Paula Holmqvist (S), 953 votes; Johan Hultberg (M), 1,173 votes; Jimmy Ståhl (SD), 5 votes; and Mats Wiking (S), 1,148 votes. * Leveling seats -

(KD), 449 votes; and

Elin Segerlind Elin Maria Segerlind (born 1985) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, she represented Västra Götaland County North between September 2018 and September 2022. Segerlin ...

(V), 420 votes.

=2014

= Results of the 2014 general election held on 14 September 2014: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Mikael Cederbratt (M), 629 votes;

(S), 1,233 votes; Paula Holmqvist (S), 872 votes; Peter Johnsson (S), 1,433 votes; Jonas Millard SD); 0 votes; Annika Qarlsson (C), 1,124 votes; Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (M), 1,035 votes;

(SD), 6 votes; and Maria Andersson Willner (S), 975 votes. * Leveling seats - Said Abdu (FP), 491 votes; Rossana Dinamarca (V), 1,354 votes;

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(MP), 624 votes; and Penilla Gunther (KD), 475 votes.

=2010

= Results of the 2010 general election held on 19 September 2010: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Anita Brodén (FP), 855 vites; Mikael Cederbratt (M), 1,950 votes;

(S), 567 votes; Peter Johnsson (S), 2,958 votes; Christina Oskarsson (S), 924 votes; Annika Qarlsson (C), 1,012 votes; Peter Rådberg (MP), 557 votes;

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(M), 1,588 votes; and Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (M), 820 votes. * Leveling seats - Erik Almqvist (SD), 20 votes; Rossana Dinamarca (V), 1,197 votes; and Penilla Gunther (KD), 553 votes.

2000s

=2006

= Results of the 2006 general election held on 17 September 2006: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats -

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(S), 2,360 votes; Anita Brodén (FP), 725 vites; Mikael Cederbratt (M), 1,970 votes;

(S), 343 votes; Peter Johnsson (S), 1,882 votes;

Björn Leivik Björn Leivik (born July 9, 1948) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The pa ...

(M), 1,184 votes; Christina Nenes (S), 883 votes; Annika Qarlsson (C), 1,404 votes; and

Ingemar Vänerlöv Ingemar Vänerlöv (born 1944) is a Swedish Christian democratic 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 ob ...

(KD), 750 votes. * Leveling seats - Rossana Dinamarca (V), 866 votes; and Peter Rådberg (MP), 464 votes.

=2002

= Results of the 2002 general election held on 15 September 2002: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Britt Bohlin (S), 4,339 votes; Anita Brodén (FP), 1,685 vites; Peter Johnsson (S), 2,177 votes; Christina Nenes (S), 1,198 votes; Elizabeth Nyström (M), 1,948 votes; Annika Qarlsson (C), 1,348 votes;

Nils-Erik Söderqvist Nils-Erik Söderqvist (born 1948) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many politi ...

(S), 885 votes; Rossana Valeria Dinamarca (V), 1,773 votes; and

(KD), 320 votes. * Leveling seats -

Barbro Feltzing Barbro Feltzing (born April 24, 1945) is a Swedish Green Party politician, member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, ...

(MP), 477 votes.

1990s

=1998

= Results of the 1998 general election held on 20 September 1998: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Britt Bohlin (S), 2,525 votes; Ingvar Johnsson (S), 2,590 votes;

(M), 2,010 votes; Christina Nenes (S), 1,629 votes; Elizabeth Nyström (M), 2,598 votes; Fanny Rizell (KD), 292 votes; Stig Sandström (V), 579 votes;

(S), 1,244 votes; and

(KD), 364 votes. * Leveling seats -

Marianne Andersson Marianne Andersson (born 26 May 1942) is a Swedish Centre Party politician and economist. She was born in Vårgårda Vårgårda is a locality and the seat of Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally ...

(C), 1,421 votes; Barbro Johansson (MP), 396 votes; and Elver Jonsson (FP), 828 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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