Buskerud is one of the 19

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of the

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, the national

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. The constituency was established in 1921 following the introduction of

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for elections to the Storting. It consists of the

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of Ål,

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konner ...

Flå Flå is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flå. The municipality of Flå was established when it was separated from the municipality of Nes on 1 January 1905. The municipa ...

, Gol,

Hemsedal Hemsedal is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trøym. Hemsedal lies on the Norwegian National Road 52 (Rv 52). Hemse ...

, Hol,

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Jevnaker Jevnaker is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302. The parish of ''Jævnaker'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see forma ...

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud, Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. K ...

Krødsherad Krødsherad (''Krødsherad kommune'') is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Noresund. The municipality of Krødsherad was established when it was separated from the municipali ...

, Lier,

Modum Modum is a municipality in Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area has a long tr ...

Nesbyen Nesbyen is a town and the administrative center in Nesbyen municipality in the county of Viken, Norway. Nesbyen is located in the traditional district of Hallingdal. Summary Nesbyen has a population of about 3,500 inhabitants. It is located ...

Nore og Uvdal Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rødberg. The area of ''Nore'' was separated from the municipality of Ro ...

Øvre Eiker Øvre Eiker is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Eiker. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hokksund. The old municipal ...

, Ringerike,

Rollag Rollag is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rollag, although the most pop ...

and

Sigdal Sigdal is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss. The municipality of Sigdal was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Krødsherad was s ...

in the

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. The constituency currently elects seven of the 169 members of the Storting using the

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. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 191,637 registered electors.

Electoral system

Buskerud currently elects seven of the 169 members of the Storting using the

. Constituency seats are allocated by the County Electoral Committee using the Modified Sainte-Laguë method. Compensatory seats (seats at large) are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated by the National Electoral Committee using the Modified Sainte-Laguë method at the constituency level (one for each constituency). Only parties that reach the 4% national threshold compete for compensatory seats.

Election results

Summary

(Excludes compensatory seats. Figures in ''italics'' represent joint lists.)

Detailed

2020s

=2021

= Results of the 2021 parliamentary election held on 13 September 2021: The following candidates were elected: Sandra Bruflot (H); Lise Christoffersen (Ap);

Masud Gharahkhani Masud Gharahkhani ( fa, مسعود قره‌خانی; born 22 September 1982) is a Norwegian politician who has served as the President of the Storting since 2021, and as an Member of the Storting for Buskerud since 2017 for the Labour Party. Ea ...

(Ap); Trond Helleland (H); Kathy Lie (SV); Per Olaf Lundteigen (Sp);

Even A. Røed Even A. Røed (born 23 February 1992) is a Norwegian politician. He was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Buskerud (Storting constituency), Buskerud for the period 2021–2025, for the Labour Party (Norway), Labour ...

(Ap); and Morten Wold (FrP).

2010s

=2017

= Results of the 2017 parliamentary election held on 11 September 2017: The following candidates were elected: Lise Christoffersen (Ap);

Jon Engen-Helgheim Jon Engen-Helgheim (born 21 August 1981) is a Norwegian politician from the Progress Party. He currently serves as a deputy member to the Storting since 2021, and was a representative to the Storting from 2017 to 2021. References 198 ...

(FrP);

(Ap); Trond Helleland (H); Kristin Ørmen Johnsen (H);

Martin Kolberg Martin Kolberg (born 24 February 1949) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as the party secretary from 2002 until 2009 and an MP from Buskerud from 2009 until 2021. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 2009 and l ...

(Ap); Per Olaf Lundteigen (Sp);

Arne Nævra Arne Nævra (born 7 December 1953) is a Norwegian photographer and politician. Biography Nævra was born in Øvre Eiker. He was elected representative to the Storting from Buskerud for the period 2017–2021 for the Socialist Left Party. ...

(SV); and Morten Wold (FrP).

=2013

= Results of the 2013 parliamentary election held on 8 and 9 September 2013: The following candidates were elected: Lise Christoffersen (Ap); Trond Helleland (H); Kristin Ørmen Johnsen (H);

(Ap); Per Olaf Lundteigen (Sp); Torgeir Micaelsen (Ap);

Jørund Rytman Jørund Henning Rytman (born 4 May 1977) is a Norway, Norwegian Progress Party (Norway), Progress Party politician representing Buskerud in the Storting. He was first elected in 2005. Storting committees *2013–2017 member of the Standing Commi ...

(FrP);

Anders B. Werp Anders Bjørnsen Werp (born 16 December 1961) is a Norway, Norwegian politician of the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party. He was mayor of Øvre Eiker from 1999 until he was elected to the Stortinget from Buskerud in 2009 Norwegian p ...

(H); and Morten Wold (FrP).

2000s

=2009

= Results of the 2009 parliamentary election held on 13 and 14 September 2009: The following candidates were elected: Lise Christoffersen (Ap); Laila Gustavsen (Ap); Trond Helleland (H);

(Ap);

Ulf Erik Knudsen Ulf Erik Knudsen (born 20 December 1964) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He has been a Member of Parliament from Buskerud since 1997. Political views In 2006, Knudsen proposed a full stop of immigration to Drammen for ...

(FrP); Per Olaf Lundteigen (Sp); Torgeir Micaelsen (Ap);

(FrP); and

(H).

=2005

= Results of the 2005 parliamentary election held on 11 and 12 September 2005: The following candidates were elected:

Magnar Lund Bergo Magnar Lund Bergo (born 27 February 1949, in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 2001. Parliamentary Committee duties *2005 – 2009 member of the Standi ...

(SV); Lise Christoffersen (Ap); Sigrun Eng (Ap); Trond Helleland (H);

Thorbjørn Jagland Thorbjørn Jagland (born Thorbjørn Johansen; , 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as the secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. He served as the 32nd prime minister of Norway from ...

(Ap);

(FrP); Per Olaf Lundteigen (Sp); Torgeir Micaelsen (Ap); and

(FrP).

=2001

= Results of the 2001 parliamentary election held on 9 and 10 September 2001: The following candidates were elected:

(SV); Sigrun Eng (Ap); Trond Helleland (H);

Beate Heieren Hundhammer Beate Heieren Hundhammer (born 24 September 1968 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing thou ...

(H);

(Ap);

(FrP); and

Finn Kristian Marthinsen Finn Kristian Marthinsen (born 17 January 1946 in Brunlanes Brunlanes is a parish and former municipality within Larvik municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It was annexed by Larvik on January 1, 1988. The administrative centre of the munici ...

(KrF).

1990s

=1997

= Results of the 1997 parliamentary election held on 15 September 1997: The following candidates were elected: Erik Dalheim (Ap); Sigrun Eng (Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap); Trond Helleland (H);

(Ap);

(FrP); and

(KrF).

=1993

= Results of the 1993 parliamentary election held on 12 and 13 September 1993: The following candidates were elected: Hallgrim Berg (H); Erik Dalheim (Ap); Sigrun Eng (Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap); Arild Hiim (H);

(Ap); Per Olaf Lundteigen (Sp); and

Roy Wetterstad Roy Nettum Wetterstad (born 22 March 1963) is a Norwegian politician formerly representing the Progress Party. He was born in Kongsberg. He attended commerce school in Kongsberg and Hønefoss from 1979 to 1982, then worked two years for the You ...

(FrP).

1980s

=1989

= Results of the 1989 parliamentary election held on 10 and 11 September 1989: The following candidates were elected: Hallgrim Berg (H); Erik Dalheim (Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap); Arild Hiim (H); Trond Jensrud (Ap);

Åse Klundelien Åse Klundelien (born 8 January 1946) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Kongsberg. She attended teacher's college from 1963 to 1967, and worked as a teacher. She was a member of Kongsberg city council from 1967 to 19 ...

(Ap); and

Steinar Maribo Steinar Maribo (born 22 January 1942 in Åsnes) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. Maribo held various positions in Røyken Rø ...

(FrP).

=1985

= Results of the 1985 parliamentary election held on 8 and 9 September 1985: As the list alliance was entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as list alliance votes. The Sp-KrF list alliance's additional seat was allocated to the Centre Party. The following candidates were elected: Hallgrim Berg (H);

Johan Buttedahl Johan Buttedahl (born 5 October 1935) is a Norwegian dentist and politician for the Centre Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1981 to 1989, representing Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral di ...

(Sp); Erik Dalheim (Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap);

Aase Moløkken Aase Moløkken (born 27 April 1930 in Norderhov, Buskerud) is a Norwegian politician ( Ap). She was elected to the Stortinget from Buskerud in 1981. She was deputy representative 1973 – 1977, 1977 – 1981 and 1981 – 19 ...

(Ap); Olaf Øen (Ap); and

Mona Røkke Mona Scobie Røkke (3 March 1940 – 13 July 2013) was a Norwegian and politician for the Conservative Party. She was the Minister of Justice from 1981 to 1985. Early life and career She was born in Drammen as a daughter of Randal William Sco ...

(H).

=1981

= Results of the 1981 parliamentary election held on 13 and 14 September 1981: Errors in the conduct of the election resulted in a re-run of the election on 6 and 7 December 1981: The following candidates were elected:

(Sp); Erik Dalheim (Ap); Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap);

(Ap); Olaf Øen (Ap);

(H); and

Hans E. Strand Hans E. Strand (born 20 August 1934 in Modum, died 4 May 2000) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. At the local level, he wa ...

(H).

1970s

=1977

= Results of the 1977 parliamentary election held on 11 and 12 September 1977: The following candidates were elected: Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Ap); Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd (Ap); Olaf Øen (Ap); Tor Oftedal (Ap);

(H);

(H); and

Hans Torgersen Hans Torgersen (30 October 1926 in Øvre Eiker – 10 February 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981. On the local ...

(KrF-V-DNF).

=1973

= Results of the 1973 parliamentary election held on 9 and 10 September 1973: The following candidates were elected: Ragnar Christiansen (Ap); Kåre Øistein Hansen (SV); Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd (Ap);

Gunnar Johnsen Gunnar Johnsen (28 May 1924 – 10 February 2001) was a Norwegian journalist and politician. He was born in Oslo to Trygve Johnsen and Bergljot Johannessen. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1973–1977 for the ...

(H); Olaf Knudson (H); Tor Oftedal (Ap); and Erland Steenberg (Sp).

1960s

=1969

= Results of the 1969 parliamentary election held on 7 and 8 September 1969: The following candidates were elected: Ragnar Christiansen (Ap); Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd (Ap);

Bernt Ingvaldsen Bernt Ingvaldsen (12 October 1902 – 24 April 1985) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Trondheim. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1950, and was re ...

(H);

Guri Johannessen Guri Johannessen (2 November 1911 – 11 November 1972) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Hol. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1958, and was re-elected on three occasions. She die ...

(Ap); Olaf Knudson (H); Tor Oftedal (Ap); and Erland Steenberg (Sp).

=1965

= Results of the 1965 parliamentary election held on 12 and 13 September 1965: The following candidates were elected:

Sverre Oddvar Andresen Sverre Oddvar Andresen (11 March 1924 – 12 December 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was born in Oslo. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1965, but was not re-elected in 1969. A ...

(Ap); Ragnar Christiansen (Ap);

(H);

(Ap); Olaf Knudson (H); Erland Steenberg (Sp); and

Reidar Strømdahl Reidar Strømdahl (12 May 1913 – 31 December 2006) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Skoger. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a ...

(Ap).

=1961

= Results of the 1961 parliamentary election held on 11 September 1961: The following candidates were elected:

Botolv Bråtalien Botolv Bråtalien (28 February 1892 – 6 November 1969) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Ål. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1958, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had pr ...

(Sp), 9,307 votes; Ragnar Christiansen (Ap), 52,695 votes;

(H), 19,885 votes;

(Ap), 52,694 votes; Olaf Knudson (H), 19,888 votes;

Gunnar Mykstu Gunnar Mykstu (7 January 1909 – 18 November 1974) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1958, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy ...

(Ap), 52,695 votes; and

Olaf Watnebryn Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn (4 November 1908 – 6 June 1977) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county The Market towns of Buskerud county ( no, Kjøpst ...

(Ap), 52,691 votes.

1950s

=1957

= Results of the 1957 parliamentary election held on 7 October 1957: The following candidates were elected:

(Bp); Ragnar Christiansen (Ap);

(H);

(Ap); Olaf Knudson (H);

(Ap); and

(Ap).

=1953

= Results of the 1953 parliamentary election held on 12 October 1953: The following candidates were elected:

Hans Oskar Evju Hans Oskar Evju (6 January 1886 – 20 June 1967) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Sandsvær. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1950, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previ ...

(Bp);

(H); Konrad Knudsen (Ap); Olaf Knudson (H);

Astrid Skare Astrid Skare (17 January 1891 – 18 November 1963) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Beitstad. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions. Refe ...

(Ap);

Olaf Sørensen Olaf Sørensen (3 August 1892 – 1 August 1962) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions. Sørensen w ...

(Ap); and

(Ap).

1940s

=1949

= Results of the 1949 parliamentary election held on 10 October 1949: The following candidates were elected:

Lars Breie Lars Breie (3 April 1907 – 5 October 1999) was a Norwegian jurist, auditor and politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. Born in Ål, he was and ...

(Ap);

(Bp-V);

Torolv Kandahl Torolv Kandahl (17 August 1899 – 5 March 1982) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and Member of Parliament with the Conservative Party. Biography He was born at Austad (now Lyngdal) in Vest-Agder, Norway. He was the son of Tor Mathias Kanda ...

(H); Konrad Knudsen (Ap); and

(Ap).

=1945

= Results of the 1945 parliamentary election held on 8 October 1945: As the list alliances was not entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as party votes. The following candidates were elected:

Kittill Kristoffersen Berg Kittill Kristoffersen Berg (17 August 1903 – 17 April 1983) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped ...

(K);

(Ap); Konrad Knudsen (Ap);

(Ap); and Gudbrand Bernhardsen Tandberg (BS).

1930s

=1936

= Results of the 1936 parliamentary election held on 19 October 1936: The following candidates were elected:

Jon Reinholdt Aas Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan (name), Jonathan, derived from "Tetragrammaton, YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John (given name), John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Jens Hundseid (BS-Bp-V);

Hans Johan Jensen Hans Johan Jensen (23 November 1882 – ?) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Born in Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality ...

(Ap); Konrad Knudsen (Ap); and

Nils Andreas Steen Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989 ...

(Ap).

=1933

= Results of the 1933 parliamentary election held on 16 October 1933: As the list alliance was not entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as party votes. The following candidates were elected:

(Ap);

(Ap); and

Christian Hansen Tandberg Christian Hansen Tandberg (28 October 1872 – 1951) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party. He was born at Nykirke in Modum as a son of farmer Hans Christiansen Tandberg (1841–1905) and his wife Ingeborg, née Kittilsdatt ...

(Bp).

=1930

= Results of the 1930 parliamentary election held on 20 October 1930: The following candidates were elected:

Harald Saue Harald Saue (20 February 1876 – 28 December 1958) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party and later Nasjonal Samling. He was born at Saue in Lier as a son of farmers Kristen Nilsen Saue (1844–1923) and Gina Helgerud (18 ...

(Bp);

(Ap); and

Ivar Engebretsen Tufte Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

(LS).

1920s

=1927

= Results of the 1927 parliamentary election held on 17 October 1927: The following candidates were elected:

(Ap);

(Bp); and

(Ap).

=1924

= Results of the 1924 parliamentary election held on 21 October 1924: The following candidates were elected:

Kristen Christoffersen Kopseng Kristen may refer to: *Kristen (given name), includes a list of people with the name *ITC Kristen, a typeface created by George Ryan for the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) *"Kristen", the alias used by Ashley Alexandra Dupré Ashley is a ...

(LS);

(Bp); and

(Ap).

=1921

= Results of the 1921 parliamentary election held on 24 October 1921: The following candidates were elected:

(LS);

Eugène Olaussen Ansgar Eugène Olaussen (27 December 1887 – 22 January 1962) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, educated as a typographer, and politician. As a politician he started in Young Communist League of Norway (, and notably edited ''Klassekampen'' fro ...

(Ap); and

Bernt Severinsen Bernt is a Scandinavian variant of the German masculine given name Berend, which is the Low German form of Bernard ( Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "strong bear" (from Old German ''bero'', "bear", and ''harti'', "strong"). Its use in Sweden ...

(LS).

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References

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