Västra Götaland County South ( sv, Västra Götalands Läns Södra) 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 South 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 South 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 consists of the

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Bollebygd Bollebygd is a locality and the seat of Bollebygd 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 ...

Borås Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the ...

Herrljunga Herrljunga () is a locality and the seat of Herrljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,822 inhabitants in 2010. Overview The town grew up around a railway junction. From 1906 it had the status of a ''municipalsamhälle'' ...

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Ulricehamn Ulricehamn is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 9,787 inhabitants in 2010. History Ulricehamn, originally known as ''Bogesund'', has been populated at least since the ...

and

Vårgårda Vårgårda is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 5 825 inhabitants in 2020. Gallery Marknadsplatsen i Vårgårda, den 16 juni 2006, bild 3.JPG, Fåglum brothers in V� ...

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

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. At the

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it had 170,107 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

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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 - Anders Alftberg (SD), 126 votes; Jan Ericson (M), 1,083 votes; Patrik Jönsson (SD), 0 votes; Mikael Larsson (C), 572 votes; Petter Löberg (S), 1,339 votes; Ulrik Nilsson (M), 438 votes; and

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(S), 1,065 votes. * Leveling seats - Ingemar Kihlström (KD), 210 votes.

2010s

=2018

= Results of the 2018 general election held on 9 September 2018: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats -

Ann-Christin Ahlberg Ann-Christin Ahlberg (born September 27, 1957), is a Swedish politician for the Social Democratic Party and a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 2006. She is taking up seat number 19 for Västra Götaland County South constituency. She works a ...

(S), 1,748 votes; Jan Ericson (M), 760 votes; Patrik Jönsson (SD), 2 votes; Mikael Larsson (C), 826 votes; Petter Löberg (S), 1,017 votes; Caroline Nordengrip (SD), 181 votes; and

Cecilie Tenfjord-Toftby Cecilie Tenfjord-Toftby (born 1970 in Norway) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician. She was member of the Riksdag from 2008 to 2022. ReferencesCecilie Tenfjord-Toftbyat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges ri ...

(M), 1,799 votes. * Leveling seats - Ingemar Kihlström (KD), 102 votes.

=2014

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

(S), 948 votes; Phia Andersson (S), 958 votes; Jan Ericson (M), 1,073 votes; Petter Löberg (S), 1,231 votes;

(M), 1,655 votes; and

Kristina Winberg Kristina Eva Martina Winberg (born 27 May 1965) is a Swedish former politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing the Sweden Democrats, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists. She was elected to the Europe ...

(SD), 15 votes.

=2010

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

(S), 1,131 votes; Phia Andersson (S), 1,316 votes; Jan Ericson (M), 1,221 votes; Ulrik Nilsson (M), 966 votes Hans Olsson (S), 422 votes; and

(M), 1,684 votes.

2000s

=2006

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

(S), 1,287 votes; Phia Andersson (S), 1,191 votes; Jan Ericson (M), 740 votes; Hans Olsson (S), 455 votes; Ulf Sjösten (M), 2,726 votes; and Claes Västerteg (C), 643 votes. * Leveling seats -

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(KD), 756 votes.

=2002

= Results of the 2002 general election held on 15 September 2002: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats -

Berndt Ekholm Berndt Ekholm, born 1944, is a Swedish social democratic 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, the ...

(S), 922 votes; Anne-Marie Ekström (FP), 774 votes; Sonja Fransson (S), 1,555 votes; Arne Kjörnsberg (S), 3,055 votes;

(KD), 1,321 votes; and Ulf Sjösten (M), 2,449 votes. * Leveling seats - Claes Västerteg (C), 776 votes.

1990s

=1998

= Results of the 1998 general election held on 20 September 1998: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats -

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(M), 2,310 votes;

(S), 1,253 votes; Kjell Eldensjö (KD), 320 votes; Sonja Fransson (S), 1,873 votes; Arne Kjörnsberg (S), 2,651 votes; and Jonas Ringqvist (V), 79 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

{{Constituencies of Sweden Riksdag constituencies Riksdag constituencies established in 1970 Riksdag constituency, South