Västra Götaland County North () 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 Älvsborg County North in 1970 when the Riksdag was changed from a

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legislature. It was renamed Västra Götaland County North in 1998 when the

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of Älvsborg, Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg were merged to create Västra Götaland. The constituency currently consists of the

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Åmål Åmål () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated on the western shore of Vänern. In 2005 Åmål received second prize in the in ...

, Bengtsfors, Dals-Ed,

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Lysekil Lysekil () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it ...

Mellerud Mellerud is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,750 inhabitants in 2010. Sports * Melleruds IF, Swedish football club * Åsebro IF, Swedish football club Reference ...

, Munkedal,

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, Sotenäs,

Strömstad Strömstad is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 6,288 inhabitants in 2010. For historical reasons, Strömstad is called a Stad (Sweden), ''city'' despite its small popu ...

, Tanum,

Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ...

Uddevalla Uddevalla is a Stad (Sweden), town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån ...

and

Vänersborg Vänersborg () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,904) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which mer ...

. 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 208,144 registered electors.

Electoral system

Västra Götaland County North currently elects eight of the 349

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of the Riksdag using the

. Constituency seats are allocated using the

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. Only parties that reach the 4% national

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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 - Ann-Sofie Alm (M), 657 votes;

Matheus Enholm Matheus Enholm (born 1979) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag since 2018 for the Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( , SD ) is a Nationalism, nationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Swede ...

(SD), 238 votes;

Paula Holmqvist Paula Holmqvist (born 1964) is a Swedish politician. She served as member of the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971 ...

(S), 1,262 votes;

Johan Hultberg Johan Hultberg (born 1985) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom ...

(M), 1,156 votes;

Magnus Jacobsson Magnus Jacobsson (born 10 April 1968) is a Swedish politician. He has been a member of the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. ...

(KD), 469 votes;

Louise Thunström Louise Thunström (born 1973) is a Swedish politician. She was elected as Member of the Riksdag in September 2022. She represents the constituency of Västra Götaland County North. She is affiliated with the Social Democrats Social democ ...

(S), 636 votes;

Markus Wiechel Markus Wiechel (born 15 April 1988) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) of Sweden following the resignation of Lars Isovaara on 29 November 2012. He's currently serving as member for the C ...

(SD), 0 votes; and Mats Wiking (S), 796 votes.

2010s

=2018

= Results of the 2018 general election held on 9 September 2018: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Ann-Sofie Alm (M), 782 votes; Fredrik Christensson (C), 986 votes;

(SD), 188 votes;

Jörgen Hellman Sven Jörgen Hellman (born 1963) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, he represented Västra Götaland County North (Riksdag ...

(S), 916 votes;

(S), 953 votes;

(M), 1,173 votes; Jimmy Ståhl (SD), 5 votes; and Mats Wiking (S), 1,148 votes. * Leveling seats -

(KD), 449 votes; and

Elin Segerlind Elin Maria Segerlind (born 1985) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, she represented Västra Götaland County North between September 2018 and September 2022. Segerli ...

(V), 420 votes.

=2014

= Results of the 2014 general election held on 14 September 2014: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Mikael Cederbratt (M), 629 votes;

(S), 1,233 votes;

(S), 872 votes; Peter Johnsson (S), 1,433 votes; Jonas Millard SD); 0 votes; Annika Qarlsson (C), 1,124 votes; Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (M), 1,035 votes;

(SD), 6 votes; and Maria Andersson Willner (S), 975 votes. * Leveling seats - Said Abdu (FP), 491 votes;

Rossana Dinamarca Rossana Dinamarca (born 2 January 1974) is a Chilean exile and Swedish Left Party politician. She served as member of the Riksdag from 30 September 2002 to 24 September 2018. References External linksRossana Dinamarcaat the Riksdag Th ...

(V), 1,354 votes; Janine Alm Ericson (MP), 624 votes; and Penilla Gunther (KD), 475 votes.

=2010

= Results of the 2010 general election held on 19 September 2010: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Anita Brodén (FP), 855 vites; Mikael Cederbratt (M), 1,950 votes;

(S), 567 votes; Peter Johnsson (S), 2,958 votes; Christina Oskarsson (S), 924 votes; Annika Qarlsson (C), 1,012 votes; Peter Rådberg (MP), 557 votes; Henrik Ripa (M), 1,588 votes; and Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (M), 820 votes. * Leveling seats -

Erik Almqvist Erik Anders Almqvist (born 24 May 1982) is a Swedish former politician. As a former member of the Sweden Democrats, he was member of the Swedish Riksdag from 2010 until his resignation on 21 February 2013 representing Västra Götaland County Nor ...

(SD), 20 votes;

(V), 1,197 votes; and Penilla Gunther (KD), 553 votes.

2000s

=2006

= Results of the 2006 general election held on 17 September 2006: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Britt Bohlin Olsson (S), 2,360 votes; Anita Brodén (FP), 725 vites; Mikael Cederbratt (M), 1,970 votes;

(S), 343 votes; Peter Johnsson (S), 1,882 votes; Björn Leivik (M), 1,184 votes; Christina Nenes (S), 883 votes; Annika Qarlsson (C), 1,404 votes; and

Ingemar Vänerlöv Ingemar Vänerlöv (born 1944) is a Swedish Christian democratic politician, member of the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. S ...

(KD), 750 votes. * Leveling seats -

(V), 866 votes; and Peter Rådberg (MP), 464 votes.

=2002

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

Britt Bohlin Britt Bohlin Olsson (born 1956) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, who served as Secretary-General of the Nordic Council since 2014 until 2021. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1988 to 2008. She served as County Governor of Jämtland ...

(S), 4,339 votes; Anita Brodén (FP), 1,685 vites; Peter Johnsson (S), 2,177 votes; Christina Nenes (S), 1,198 votes; Elizabeth Nyström (M), 1,948 votes; Annika Qarlsson (C), 1,348 votes;

Nils-Erik Söderqvist Nils-Erik Söderqvist (born 1948) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1 ...

(S), 885 votes; Rossana Valeria Dinamarca (V), 1,773 votes; and

(KD), 320 votes. * Leveling seats - Barbro Feltzing (MP), 477 votes.

1990s

=1998

= Results of the 1998 general election held on 20 September 1998: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats -

(S), 2,525 votes; Ingvar Johnsson (S), 2,590 votes; Björn Leivik (M), 2,010 votes; Christina Nenes (S), 1,629 votes; Elizabeth Nyström (M), 2,598 votes; Fanny Rizell (KD), 292 votes; Stig Sandström (V), 579 votes;

(S), 1,244 votes; and

(KD), 364 votes. * Leveling seats - Marianne Andersson (C), 1,421 votes;

Barbro Johansson Barbro Cecilia Johansson (September 25, 1912 – 7 December 1999) was a Swedish-Tanzanian missionary. She was born in St. John's Parish Malmö, the third largest city in Sweden on September 12, 1912. Johansson was the daughter of Anders Johansson ...

(MP), 396 votes; and Elver Jonsson (FP), 828 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

{{Constituencies of Sweden Riksdag constituencies Riksdag constituencies established in 1970 Riksdag constituency, North