Västmanland 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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Västmanland Västmanland ( or ) is a historical Swedish province, or , in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland. Västmanland means "West Man Land" or, less literally, "The Land of the Western Men", where the "we ...

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

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. At the 2022 general election it had 208,376 registered electors.

Electoral system

Västmanland County 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 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 - Mikael Damsgaard (M), 1,908 votes; Åsa Eriksson (S), 1,641 votes; Caroline Högström (M), 621 votes; Lena Johansson (S), 1.119 votes; Angelica Lundberg (SD), 0 votes; Oscar Sjöstedt (SD), 105 votes;

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(S), 1,105 votes; and Vasiliki Tsouplaki (V), 777 votes.

2010s

=2018

= Results of the 2018 general election held on 9 September 2018: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Åsa Coenraads (M), 336 votes; Åsa Eriksson (S), 929 votes; Ann-Christine From Utterstedt (SD), 163 votes; Pia Nilsson (S), 2,000 votes; Jessica Polfjärd (M), 2,475 votes; Oscar Sjöstedt (S), 78 votes;

(S), 1,297 votes; and Vasiliki Tsouplaki (V), 799 votes. * Leveling seats - Roger Haddad (L), 1,205 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), 2 votes; Åsa Coenraads (M), 345 votes; Lars Eriksson (S), 1,028 votes; Stefan Jakobsson (SD), 2 votes; Pia Nilsson (S), 1,716 votes; Jessica Polfjärd (M), 2,266 votes;

(S), 1,537 votes; and Anna Wallén (S), 1,907 votes. * Leveling seats - Roger Haddad (FP), 1,158 votes; and Stig Henriksson (V), 776 votes.

=2010

= Results of the 2010 general election held on 19 September 2010: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Staffan Anger (M), 1,015 votes; Åsa Coenraads (M), 441 votes; Roger Haddad (FP), 1,146 votes; Pia Nilsson (S), 1,584 votes; Sven-Erik Österberg (S), 4,154 votes; Jessica Polfjärd (M), 2,473 votes;

(S), 799 votes; and Anna Wallén (S), 1,351 votes. * Leveling seats - Agneta Luttropp (MP), 267 votes; Kent Persson (V), 431 votes; and Margareta Sandstedt (SD), 67 votes.

2000s

=2006

= Results of the 2006 general election held on 17 September 2006: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Staffan Anger (M), 953 votes; Agneta Berliner (FP), 672 votes; Margareta Israelsson (S), 1,234 votes; Jörgen Johansson (C), 789 votes; Pia Nilsson (S), 1,252 votes; Sven-Erik Österberg (S), 2,878 votes; Jessica Polfjärd (M), 1,890 votes; and

(S), 580 votes. * Leveling seats - Kent Persson (V), 454 votes.

=2002

= Results of the 2002 general election held on 15 September 2002: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Kerstin Heinemann (FP), 1,226 votes; Stig Henriksson (V), 858 votes; Tomas Högström (M), 1,404 votes; Margareta Israelsson (S), 1,567 votes; Torsten Lindström (KD), 619 votes; Göran Magnusson (S), 977 votes; Sven-Erik Österberg (S), 2,539 votes; Paavo Vallius (S), 601 votes; and Mariann Ytterberg (S), 1,301 votes. * Leveling seats - Jörgen Johansson (C), 626 votes.

1990s

=1998

= Results of the 1998 general election held on 20 September 1998: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Karin Falkmer (M), 1,558 votes; Lena Hjelm-Wallén (S), 6,146 votes; Tomas Högström (M), 2,015 votes; Margareta Israelsson (S), 600 votes;

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(KD), 3 votes; Tanja Linderborg (V), 1,318 votes; Göran Magnusson (S), 662 votes; Sven-Erik Österberg (S), 814 votes; and Mariann Ytterberg (S), 582 votes. * Leveling seats - Kerstin Heinemann (FP), 709 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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