Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas 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 as Kopparberg County in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a

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legislature. It was renamed Dalarna County in 1998. It is conterminous with the

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Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland Värmland () also known a ...

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

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. At the 2022 general election it had 221,344 registered electors.

Electoral system

Dalarna County currently elects nine 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 - Anna-Lena Blomkvist (SD), 97 votes;

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(M), 2,192 votes; Sofie Eriksson (S), 1,382 votes; Sara Gille (SD), 3 votes; Malin Höglund (M), 391 votes;

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(S), 3,477 votes; Lars Isaksson (S), 1.423 votes; Ulrika Liljeberg (C), 595 votes; and

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(SD), 133 votes. * Leveling seats - Mathias Bengtsson (KD), 439 votes; and Kajsa Fredholm (V), 440 votes.

2010s

=2018

= Results of the 2018 general election held on 9 September 2018: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Ann-Britt Åsebol (M), 407 votes;

(M), 2,812 votes; Patrik Engström (S), 420 votes; Peter Helander (C), 873 votes;

(S), 5,511 votes;

(SD), 245 votes; Magnus Persson (SD), 5 votes; Daniel Riazat (V), 1,508 votes; and Maria Strömkvist (S), 513 votes. * Leveling seats - Lars Adaktusson (KD), 1,158 votes.

=2014

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

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(C), 860 votes; Ulf Berg (M), 1,074 votes;

(M), 3,325 votes; Roza Güclü Hedin (S), 1,807 votes;

(S), 5,549 votes; Magnus Persson (SD), 2 votes; Sven-Olof Sällström (SD), 16 votes; Maria Strömkvist (S), 712 votes, and Hans Unander (S), 886 votes. * Leveling seats - Jan Lindholm (MP), 392 votes; and Daniel Riazat (V), 1,198 votes.

=2010

= Results of the 2010 general election held on 19 September 2010: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Ann-Britt Åsebol (M), 1,855 votes; Ulf Berg (M), 1,952 votes;

(M), 1,333 votes; Roza Güclü Hedin (S), 1,802 votes;

(S), 7,168 votes;

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(C), 1,416 votes; Kurt Kvarnström (S), 1,409 votes; Jan Lindholm (MP), 439 votes;

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(SD), 15 votes; and

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(S), 849 votes. * Leveling seats - Lena Olsson (V), 678 votes.

2000s

=2006

= Results of the 2006 general election held on 17 September 2006: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Ulf Berg (M), 782 votes; Rolf Gunnarsson (M), 4,832 votes;

(S), 6,221 votes;

(C), 1,627 votes; Kurt Kvarnström (S), 1,011 votes; Lena Olsson (V), 631 votes; Mikael Rosén (M), 440 votes;

(S), 372 votes;

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(S), 1,278 votes; and

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(S), 3,637 votes. * Leveling seats - Camilla Lindberg (FP), 756 votes; Jan Lindholm (MP), 315 votes; and Lennart Sacrédeus (KD), 899 votes.

=2002

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

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(FP), 1,083 votes; Per Erik Granström (S), 1,985 votes; Rolf Gunnarsson (M), 3,386 votes; Barbro Hietala Nordlund (S), 1,714 votes;

(C), 1,703 votes; Kurt Kvarnström (S), 1,514 votes;

Ulrik Lindgren Ulrik Lindgren (born 1955) is a Swedish Christian 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, th ...

(KD), 905 votes;

(S), 1,247 votes;

(S), 6,528 votes; and Anders Wiklund (V), 1,031 votes. * Leveling seats - Kerstin-Maria Stalín (MP), 637 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), 3,363 votes; Hans Andersson (V), 2,742 votes; Laila Bäck (S), 1,461 votes; Ulf Björklund (KD), 682 votes; Per Erik Granström (S), 1,687 votes; Rolf Gunnarsson (M), 2,899 votes;

(C), 1,030 votes; Lena Olsson (V), 1,333 votes; Bengt-Ola Ryttar (S), 8,439 votes; and

(S), 4,110 votes. * Leveling seats - Kerstin-Maria Stalín (MP), 1,005 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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