Gävleborg County () 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 to a

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legislature. It is conterminous with the

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of Gävleborg. 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 221,395 registered electors.

Electoral system

Gävleborg 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 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 - Sanna Backeskog (S), 916 votes;

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(M), 1,387 votes; Roger Hedlund (SD), 187 votes; Anders W. Jonsson (C), 854 votes; Kristoffer Lindberg (S), 1,349 votes; Patrik Lundqvist (S), 1,065 votes; Daniel Persson (SD), 16 votes; Viktor Wärnick (M), 630 votes; and Linnéa Wickman (S), 479 votes. * Leveling seats - Lili André (KD), 234 votes; and Samuel Gonzalez Westling (V), 446 votes.

2010s

=2018

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

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(V), 1,103 votes;

(M), 1,502 votes; Roger Hedlund (SD), 279 votes; Anders W. Jonsson (C), 951 votes; Åsa Lindestam (S), 1,156 votes; Elin Lundgren (S), 1,213 votes; Patrik Lundqvist (S), 924 votes; Thomas Morell (SD), 13 votes; and Viktor Wärnick (M), 489 votes.

=2014

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

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(SD), 0 votes; Mikael Jansson (SD), 6 votes; Anders W. Jonsson (C), 1,215 votes; Margareta Kjellin (M), 484 votes; Åsa Lindestam (S), 1,179 votes; Elin Lundgren (S), 1,256 votes; Patrik Lundqvist (S), 890 votes; Raimo Pärssinen (S), 2,406 votes; and

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(M), 2,589 votes. * Leveling seats -

(V), 1,103 votes; and Anders Schröder (MP), 341 votes.

=2010

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

(V), 979 votes;

(M), 739 votes; Richard Jomshof (SD), 15 votes; Anders W. Jonsson (C), 1,008 votes; Margareta Kjellin (M), 1,154 votes; Åsa Lindestam (S), 1,662 votes; Elin Lundgren (S), 1,063 votes; Raimo Pärssinen (S), 2,711 votes; Per Svedberg (S), 887 votes; and

(M), 4,070 votes. * Leveling seats - Hans Backman (FP), 446 votes; and Bodil Ceballos (MP), 629 votes.

2000s

=2006

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

(V), 729 votes; Hans Backman (FP), 460 votes; Sven Bergström (C), 2,411 votes; Sinikka Bohlin (S), 222 votes; Margareta Kjellin (M), 934 votes; Åsa Lindestam (S), 569 votes; Ulrica Messing (S), 7,836 votes; Raimo Pärssinen (S), 982 votes; Per Svedberg (S), 485 votes; and

(M), 2,470 votes. * Leveling seats - Bodil Ceballos (MP), 400 votes.

=2002

= Results of the 2002 general election held on 15 September 2002: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Hans Backman (FP), 570 votes; Sven Bergström (C), 2,728 votes; Sinikka Bohlin (S), 410 votes; Owe Hellberg (V), 702 votes; Åsa Lindestam (S), 453 votes; Ragnwi Marcelind (KD), 1,372 votes; Ulrica Messing (S), 7,965 votes; Patrik Norinder (M), 1,267 votes; Raimo Pärssinen (S), 1,428 votes; and Per-Olof Svensson (S), 786 votes. * Leveling seats - Lotta Nilsson-Hedström (MP), 589 votes.

1990s

=1998

= Results of the 1998 general election held on 20 September 1998: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Erik Åsbrink (S), 5,969 votes; Sven Bergström (C), 2,562 votes; Sinikka Bohlin (S), 498 votes; Owe Hellberg (V), 1,898 votes; Ragnwi Marcelind (KD), 865 votes; Ulrica Messing (S), 4,544 votes; Patrik Norinder (M), 2,536 votes; Yvonne Oscarsson (V), 1,196 votes; Raimo Pärssinen (S), 764 votes; and Per-Olof Svensson (S), 1,021 votes. * Leveling seats - Anne-Katrine Dunker (M), 926 votes; and Thomas Julin (MP), 691 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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