The Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties () was an electoral district for

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elections in Norway. It comprised the

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s () of

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(until 1928 named Fredrikshald),

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and

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Østfold Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ...

county and Drøbak in

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county. The district was established ahead of the 1921 Norwegian parliamentary election following the change from single member constituencies to plural member constituencies in 1919. Following changes in the national policy on market towns in 1952, these electoral districts were abolished ahead of the 1953 Norwegian parliamentary election. Instead, each county became one electoral district, and for election purposes the towns were integrated into their respective counties.

Representatives

The following representatives were elected from the ''Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties'': ''Legend:'' *NKP = Communist Party, ''Norges Kommunistiske Parti'' *A = Labour Party, ''Det Norske Arbeiderparti'' *SDA = Social Democratic Labour Party, ''Norges Socialdemokratiske Arbeiderparti'' *RF = Radical People's Party (Worker Democrats), ''Det Radikale Folkeparti (Arbeiderdemokratene)'' *KrF = Christian Democratic Party, ''Kristelig Folkeparti'' *B = Farmers' Party, ''Bondepartiet'' *V =

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, ''Venstre'' *FV = Liberal Left Party, ''Frisinnede Venstre'' *H = Conservative Party, ''Høyre''

References

Parliamentary representatives
- Norwegian Parliament official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Market towns of Ostfold and Akershus counties Ostfold and Akershus 1921 establishments in Norway 1953 disestablishments in Norway