Västra Götaland County East
Constituency of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden
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Västra Götaland County East (Swedish: Västra Götalands Läns Östra) is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established as Skaraborg County in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It was renamed Västra Götaland County East in 1998 when the counties of Älvsborg, Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg were merged to create Västra Götaland. The constituency currently consists of the municipalities of Essunga, Falköping, Götene, Grästorp, Gullspång, Hjo, Karlsborg, Lidköping, Mariestad, Skara, Skövde, Tibro, Tidaholm, Töreboda and Vara. The constituency currently elects eight of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 207,560 registered electors.
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| Västra Götaland County East | |
|---|---|
| Västra Götalands Läns Östra | |
| Constituency for the Riksdag | |
Location of Västra Götaland County East within Sweden | |
| Municipality | |
| County | Västra Götaland |
| Population | 269,467 (2025)[1] |
| Electorate | 207,560 (2022) |
| Area | 10,247 km2 (2026)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1970 |
| Seats | List[a]
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| Member of the Riksdag[3] | List
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| Created from | Skaraborg County |
Electoral system
Västra Götaland County East currently elects eight of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[4][5] Constituency seats are allocated using the modified Sainte-Laguë method.[6][7] 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.[8][9] Supplementary levelling seats may also be allocated at the constituency level to parties that reach the 4% national threshold.[10]
Prior to 1997 voters could cast any ballot paper they wanted though it had to contain the name of a party and the name of at least one candidate nominated by that party in the constituency.[11] It was common for parties to hand out ballot papers with their name and list of candidates at the entrance of polling stations.[11] Voters could delete the names of candidates or write-in the names of other candidates but in practice these options weren't used enough by voters to have any significant impact on the results and consequently elections operated as a closed system.[12]
Since 1997, elections in Sweden follow the French model in having separate ballot papers for each party/list in a constituency.[13] There are two ballot papers for each party - a party ballot paper (partivalsedel) with just the name of the party and a name ballot paper (namnvalsedel) with the name of the party and its list of candidates.[14][15] There are also blank ballot papers (blank valsedel).[14][16] Voters can initially pick as many ballot papers as they wish and then, in the secrecy of the voting booth, they select a single ballot paper of their choice. If they chose a name ballot paper they have the option of casting a preferential vote for one of their chosen party's candidates.[17] If they chose a blank ballot paper they can write the name of any party including unregistered parties and, optionally, they can write the name of any person as their preferred candidate, even one that does not belong to their chosen party.[18] They then place their chosen ballot paper in an envelope which is placed in the ballot box, discarding all other ballot papers they picked.[13]
Seats won by each party/list in a constituency are allocated to its candidates in order of preference votes (a personal mandate), provided that the candidate has received at least 8% of votes cast for their party in the constituency (5% since January 2011).[19][20] Any unfilled seats are then allocated to the party's remaining candidates in the order they appear on the party list (a party mandate).[19][21]
Election results
Summary
| Election | Left V / VPK | Social Democrats S | Greens MP | Centre C | Liberals L / FP / F | Moderates M | Christian Democrats KD / KDS | Sweden Democrats SD | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 2022 | 7,856 | 4.45% | 0 | 55,421 | 31.40% | 3 | 5,748 | 3.26% | 0 | 11,667 | 6.61% | 0 | 5,919 | 3.35% | 0 | 32,790 | 18.58% | 2 | 12,289 | 6.96% | 1 | 42,572 | 24.12% | 2 |
| 2018 | 10,106 | 5.71% | 0 | 53,888 | 30.45% | 3 | 5,425 | 3.06% | 0 | 16,533 | 9.34% | 1 | 7,662 | 4.33% | 0 | 32,569 | 18.40% | 2 | 13,837 | 7.82% | 1 | 34,501 | 19.49% | 2 |
| 2014 | 7,858 | 4.50% | 0 | 60,424 | 34.64% | 4 | 8,707 | 4.99% | 0 | 14,295 | 8.19% | 1 | 7,392 | 4.24% | 0 | 36,579 | 20.97% | 2 | 8,919 | 5.11% | 0 | 25,765 | 14.77% | 2 |
| 2010 | 8,223 | 4.88% | 0 | 57,095 | 33.87% | 4 | 9,440 | 5.60% | 0 | 13,914 | 8.25% | 1 | 10,387 | 6.16% | 0 | 47,049 | 27.91% | 3 | 11,092 | 6.58% | 1 | 9,725 | 5.77% | 0 |
| 2006 | 8,165 | 5.12% | 0 | 61,219 | 38.41% | 4 | 5,821 | 3.65% | 0 | 16,655 | 10.45% | 1 | 8,702 | 5.46% | 0 | 37,484 | 23.52% | 3 | 13,091 | 8.21% | 1 | 4,883 | 3.06% | 0 |
| 2002 | 11,634 | 7.58% | 1 | 62,570 | 40.77% | 4 | 5,714 | 3.72% | 0 | 15,044 | 9.80% | 1 | 15,273 | 9.95% | 1 | 21,328 | 13.90% | 1 | 18,859 | 12.29% | 1 | 1,702 | 1.11% | 0 |
| 1998 | 17,605 | 11.26% | 1 | 56,475 | 36.11% | 3 | 6,196 | 3.96% | 0 | 12,606 | 8.06% | 1 | 6,034 | 3.86% | 0 | 30,254 | 19.34% | 2 | 24,556 | 15.70% | 2 | |||
| 1994 | 9,854 | 5.50% | 0 | 75,939 | 42.42% | 5 | 9,353 | 5.22% | 0 | 22,111 | 12.35% | 1 | 10,512 | 5.87% | 1 | 36,963 | 20.65% | 2 | 10,374 | 5.79% | 1 | |||
| 1991 | 6,305 | 3.52% | 0 | 61,063 | 34.13% | 4 | 5,015 | 2.80% | 0 | 22,998 | 12.85% | 1 | 13,623 | 7.61% | 1 | 35,732 | 19.97% | 2 | 18,727 | 10.47% | 1 | |||
| 1988 | 6,938 | 3.96% | 0 | 70,812 | 40.46% | 5 | 8,556 | 4.89% | 0 | 31,102 | 17.77% | 2 | 20,263 | 11.58% | 1 | 29,476 | 16.84% | 2 | 7,591 | 4.34% | 0 | |||
| 1985 | 6,019 | 3.32% | 0 | 72,915 | 40.23% | 4 | 2,444 | 1.35% | 0 | 36,347 | 20.05% | 2 | 26,122 | 14.41% | 2 | 37,047 | 20.44% | 2 | with C | |||||
| 1982 | 6,191 | 3.42% | 0 | 71,768 | 39.65% | 4 | 2,163 | 1.19% | 0 | 41,702 | 23.04% | 3 | 11,534 | 6.37% | 0 | 41,932 | 23.16% | 3 | 5,474 | 3.02% | 0 | |||
| 1979 | 6,013 | 3.39% | 0 | 64,305 | 36.29% | 4 | 46,788 | 26.40% | 3 | 18,284 | 10.32% | 1 | 35,825 | 20.22% | 2 | 4,228 | 2.39% | 0 | ||||||
| 1976 | 4,467 | 2.54% | 0 | 61,075 | 34.75% | 4 | 60,387 | 34.36% | 3 | 18,832 | 10.72% | 1 | 26,860 | 15.28% | 2 | 3,764 | 2.14% | 0 | ||||||
| 1973 | 4,804 | 2.88% | 0 | 59,408 | 35.65% | 4 | 55,981 | 33.59% | 3 | 16,630 | 9.98% | 1 | 24,442 | 14.67% | 2 | 5,040 | 3.02% | 0 | ||||||
| 1970 | 4,508 | 2.81% | 0 | 57,686 | 35.91% | 4 | 47,942 | 29.84% | 3 | 24,964 | 15.54% | 2 | 20,775 | 12.93% | 1 | 4,513 | 2.81% | 0 | ||||||
(Excludes levelling seats. Figures in italics represent alliances/joint lists.)
Detailed
2020s
2022
Results of the 2022 general election held on 11 September 2022:[22][23]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 55,421 | 31.40% | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sweden Democrats | SD | 42,572 | 24.12% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 32,790 | 18.58% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Christian Democrats | KD | 12,289 | 6.96% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Centre Party | C | 11,667 | 6.61% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Left Party | V | 7,856 | 4.45% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberals | L | 5,919 | 3.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Party | MP | 5,748 | 3.26% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alternative for Sweden | AfS | 507 | 0.29% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nuance Party | PNy | 322 | 0.18% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | PP | 293 | 0.17% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Values Party | KrVP | 277 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Citizens' Coalition | MED | 236 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Push Buttons | Kn | 175 | 0.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Human Rights and Democracy | MoD | 124 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feminist Initiative | FI | 78 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Direct Democrats | DD | 54 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Rural Party | LPo | 50 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unity | ENH | 39 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Climate Alliance | KA | 33 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nordic Resistance Movement | NMR | 25 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Sweden | SKP | 18 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden Out of the EU/ Free Justice Party | 13 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Basic Income Party | BASIP | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hard Line Sweden | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reform Party | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Turning Point Party | PV | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Classical Liberal Party | KLP | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| My Sweden | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Swexit Party | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 176,526 | 100.00% | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Blank votes | 2,053 | 1.15% | |||||
| Rejected votes – unregistered parties | 47 | 0.03% | |||||
| Rejected votes – other | 164 | 0.09% | |||||
| Total polled | 178,790 | 86.14% | |||||
| Registered electors | 207,560 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[24][25]
- Constituency seats (personal mandates) - Sten Bergheden (M), 2,270 votes; and Ebba Busch (KD), 3,130 votes.
- Constituency seats (party mandates) - Tobias Andersson (SD), 451 votes; Patrik Björck (S), 779 votes; Erik Ezelius (S), 1,499 votes; Jörgen Grubb (SD), 0 votes; Charlotte Nordström (M), 1,373 votes; and Carina Ohlsson (S), 1,599 votes.
- Levelling seats (personal mandates) - Ulrika Heie (C), 674 votes.
Permanent substitutions:
- Carina Ohlsson (S) resigned on 26 September 2022 upon being appointed to the European Parliament and was replaced by Ida Ekeroth Clausson (S) on the same day.[26][27]
2010s
2018
Results of the 2018 general election held on 9 September 2018:[28][29]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 53,888 | 30.45% | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sweden Democrats | SD | 34,501 | 19.49% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 32,569 | 18.40% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Centre Party | C | 16,533 | 9.34% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christian Democrats | KD | 13,837 | 7.82% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Left Party | V | 10,106 | 5.71% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Liberals | L | 7,662 | 4.33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Party | MP | 5,425 | 3.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feminist Initiative | FI | 627 | 0.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alternative for Sweden | AfS | 544 | 0.31% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | PP | 306 | 0.17% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Citizens' Coalition | MED | 290 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Rural Party | LPo | 147 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unity | ENH | 136 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Direct Democrats | DD | 124 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Animal Party | DjuP | 90 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Values Party | KrVP | 76 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nordic Resistance Movement | NMR | 74 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Classical Liberal Party | KLP | 22 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Basic Income Party | BASIP | 16 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Sweden | SKP | 7 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Initiative | INI | 5 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parties not on the ballot | 16 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 177,001 | 100.00% | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Blank votes | 1,807 | 1.01% | |||||
| Rejected votes – unregistered parties | 51 | 0.03% | |||||
| Rejected votes – other | 88 | 0.05% | |||||
| Total polled | 178,947 | 88.18% | |||||
| Registered electors | 202,936 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[30]
- Constituency seats (personal mandates) - Sten Bergheden (M), 2,594 votes; Ebba Busch (KD), 3,232 votes; Ulrika Carlsson (C), 1,399 votes; and Cecilia Widegren (M), 2,054 votes.
- Constituency seats (party mandates) - Tobias Andersson (SD), 168 votes; Patrik Björck (S), 1,542 votes; Erik Ezelius (S), 1,134 votes; Josef Fransson (SD), 231 votes; and Carina Ohlsson (S), 1,776 votes.
- Levelling seats (personal mandates) - Jessica Thunander (V), 539 votes.
2014
Results of the 2014 general election held on 14 September 2014:[31][32]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 60,424 | 34.64% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 36,579 | 20.97% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sweden Democrats | SD | 25,765 | 14.77% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Centre Party | C | 14,295 | 8.19% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christian Democrats | KD | 8,919 | 5.11% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Green Party | MP | 8,707 | 4.99% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Left Party | V | 7,858 | 4.50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 7,392 | 4.24% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feminist Initiative | FI | 3,035 | 1.74% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | PP | 754 | 0.43% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unity | ENH | 149 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party of the Swedes | SVP | 140 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Values Party | KrVP | 109 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Rural Party | LPo | 93 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Animal Party | DjuP | 72 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Classical Liberal Party | KLP | 32 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Direct Democrats | DD | 24 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Health Party | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Communist Party of Sweden | SKP | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive Party | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Party | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peace Democrats | FD | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Justice Party | RS | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party | SPI | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parties not on the ballot | 85 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 174,445 | 100.00% | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Blank votes | 1,837 | 1.04% | |||||
| Rejected votes – other | 50 | 0.03% | |||||
| Total polled | 176,332 | 87.17% | |||||
| Registered electors | 202,294 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[33]
- Constituency seats (personal mandates) - Urban Ahlin (S), 3,453 votes; Sten Bergheden (M), 2,038 votes; Ulrika Carlsson (C), 1,604 votes; and Cecilia Widegren (M), 3,402 votes.
- Constituency seats (party mandates) - Patrik Björck (S), 964 votes; Christoffer Dulny (SD), 1 votes; Monica Green (S), 1,951 votes; Margareta Larsson (SD), 8 votes; and Carina Ohlsson (S), 2,120 votes.
- Levelling seats (personal mandates) - Annika Eclund (KD), 934 votes.
Permanent substitutions:
- Christoffer Dulny (SD) resigned on 29 September 2014 and was replaced by Robert Stenkvist[b] (SD) on 30 September 2014.[34][35]
2010
Results of the 2010 general election held on 19 September 2010:[36][37]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 57,095 | 33.87% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 47,049 | 27.91% | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Centre Party | C | 13,914 | 8.25% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christian Democrats | KD | 11,092 | 6.58% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 10,387 | 6.16% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden Democrats | SD | 9,725 | 5.77% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Party | MP | 9,440 | 5.60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Left Party | V | 8,223 | 4.88% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | PP | 1,081 | 0.64% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feminist Initiative | FI | 382 | 0.23% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rural Democrats | 25 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Party of the Swedes | SVP | 22 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Party | 17 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| National Democrats | ND | 17 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Classical Liberal Party | KLP | 10 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party | SPI | 7 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Justice Party | RS | 6 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spirits Party | 5 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unity | ENH | 5 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Health Care Party | Sjvåp | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Sweden | SKP | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norrländska Coalition | NorrS | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Democracy | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Communist League | KommF | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom of the Justice Party | S-FRP | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parties not on the ballot | 46 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 168,561 | 100.00% | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Blank votes | 2,297 | 1.34% | |||||
| Rejected votes – other | 52 | 0.03% | |||||
| Total polled | 170,910 | 85.32% | |||||
| Registered electors | 200,322 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[38]
- Constituency seats (personal mandates) - Ulrika Carlsson (C), 1,989 votes; Annika Eclund (KD), 1,054 votes; and Cecilia Widegren (M), 5,659 votes.
- Constituency seats (party mandates) - Urban Ahlin (S), 3,979 votes; Sten Bergheden (M), 1,553 votes; Patrik Björck (S), 1,356 votes; Lars Elinderson (M), 1,266 votes; Monica Green (S), 2,690 votes; and Carina Ohlsson (S), 2,255 votes.
- Levelling seats (party mandates) - Christer Winbäck (FP), 561 votes.
2000s
2006
Results of the 2006 general election held on 17 September 2006:[39][40]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 61,219 | 38.41% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 37,484 | 23.52% | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Centre Party | C | 16,655 | 10.45% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christian Democrats | KD | 13,091 | 8.21% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 8,702 | 5.46% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Left Party | V | 8,165 | 5.12% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Green Party | MP | 5,821 | 3.65% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden Democrats | SD | 4,883 | 3.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | PP | 1,059 | 0.66% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| June List | 886 | 0.56% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Feminist Initiative | FI | 693 | 0.43% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Health Care Party | Sjvåp | 233 | 0.15% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party | SPI | 190 | 0.12% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Will | 79 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| National Socialist Front | 51 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unity | ENH | 45 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Future | NYF | 31 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Democrats | ND | 30 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unique Party | 28 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kvinnokraft | 9 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Socialist Justice Party | RS | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Classical Liberal Party | KLP | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Democracy | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Communists | KOMM | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 25 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 159,388 | 100.00% | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Blank votes | 3,086 | 1.90% | |||||
| Rejected votes – other | 75 | 0.05% | |||||
| Total polled | 162,549 | 82.49% | |||||
| Registered electors | 197,047 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[41]
- Constituency seats (personal mandates) - Ulrika Carlsson (C), 1,599 votes; Holger Gustafsson (KD), 1,482 votes; and Cecilia Widegren (M), 4,827 votes.
- Constituency seats (party mandates) - Urban Ahlin (S), 2,708 votes; Patrik Björck (S), 1,482 votes; Lars Elinderson (M), 1,785 votes; Monica Green (S), 2,980 votes; Charlotte Nordström (M), 978 votes; and Carina Ohlsson (S), 2,195 votes.
- Levelling seats (party mandates) - Egon Frid (V), 592 votes; and Christer Winbäck (FP), 484 votes.
Permanent substitutions:
- Charlotte Nordström (M) resigned on 15 November 2006 and was replaced by Sten Bergheden (M) on 16 November 2006.[42][43]
2002
Results of the 2002 general election held on 15 September 2002:[44][45]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 62,570 | 40.77% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 21,328 | 13.90% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christian Democrats | KD | 18,859 | 12.29% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 15,273 | 9.95% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Centre Party | C | 15,044 | 9.80% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Left Party | V | 11,634 | 7.58% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Green Party | MP | 5,714 | 3.72% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden Democrats | SD | 1,702 | 1.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Future | NYF | 470 | 0.31% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party | SPI | 393 | 0.26% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party | SOC.P | 25 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unity | ENH | 9 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Householders | Riksh | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Justice Party | RS | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist League | KommF | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Communists | KOMM | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| European Workers Party | EAP | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 456 | 0.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 153,484 | 100.00% | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Rejected votes | 2,617 | 1.68% | |||||
| Total polled | 156,101 | 80.52% | |||||
| Registered electors | 193,865 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[46]
- Constituency seats (personal mandates) - Birgitta Carlsson (C), 2,361 votes; Holger Gustafsson (KD), 2,572 votes; and Cecilia Widegren (M), 2,883 votes.
- Constituency seats (party mandates) - Urban Ahlin (S), 2,167 votes; Monica Green (S), 2,921 votes; Kjell Nordström (S), 4,228 votes; Carina Ohlsson (S), 2,389 votes; Per Rosengren (V), 862 votes; and Christer Winbäck (FP), 1,178 votes.
1990s
1998
Results of the 1998 general election held on 20 September 1998:[47][48]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 56,475 | 36.11% | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 30,254 | 19.34% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Christian Democrats | KD | 24,556 | 15.70% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Left Party | V | 17,605 | 11.26% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Centre Party | C | 12,606 | 8.06% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Green Party | MP | 6,196 | 3.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 6,034 | 3.86% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 2,666 | 1.70% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 156,392 | 100.00% | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Rejected votes | 3,367 | 2.11% | |||||
| Total polled | 159,759 | 81.93% | |||||
| Registered electors | 195,000 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[49]
- Constituency seats (personal mandates) - Birgitta Carlsson (C), 2,512 votes; Lars Hjertén (M), 2,703 votes; Kjell Nordström (S), 4,712 votes; and Per Rosengren (V), 1,800 votes.
- Constituency seats (party mandates) - Urban Ahlin (S), 1,489 votes; Lars Elinderson (M), 2,105 votes; Monica Green (S), 3,221 votes; Holger Gustafsson (KD), 1,020 votes; and Ulla-Britt Hagström (KD), 227 votes.
- Levelling seats (party mandates) - Carina Ohlsson (S), 2,180 votes.
1994
Results of the 1994 general election held on 18 September 1994:[50][51]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 75,939 | 42.42% | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 36,963 | 20.65% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Centre Party | C | 22,111 | 12.35% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 10,512 | 5.87% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | KDS | 10,374 | 5.79% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Left Party | V | 9,854 | 5.50% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Green Party | MP | 9,353 | 5.22% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Democracy | NyD | 2,817 | 1.57% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 1,103 | 0.62% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 179,026 | 100.00% | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Rejected votes | 2,749 | 1.51% | |||||
| Total polled | 181,775 | 87.23% | |||||
| Registered electors | 208,391 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[52] Urban Ahlin (S); Birgitta Carlsson (C); Eva Eriksson (FP); Monica Green (S); Holger Gustafsson (KDS); Birgitta Johansson (S); Anders Nilsson (S); Annika Nordgren (MP); Kjell Nordström (S); Per Rosengren (V); Sten Svensson (M); and G. Ivar Virgin (M).
Permanent substitutions:
1991
Results of the 1991 general election held on 15 September 1991:[55][56]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 61,063 | 34.13% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 35,732 | 19.97% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Centre Party | C | 22,998 | 12.85% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | KDS | 18,727 | 10.47% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Democracy | NyD | 14,597 | 8.16% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 13,623 | 7.61% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Left Party | V | 6,305 | 3.52% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Party | MP | 5,015 | 2.80% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 852 | 0.48% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 178,912 | 100.00% | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Rejected votes | 2,798 | 1.54% | |||||
| Total polled | 181,710 | 87.45% | |||||
| Registered electors | 207,783 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[57] Birgitta Carlsson (C); Jan Fransson (S); Holger Gustafsson (KDS); Birgitta Johansson (S); Bengt Kindbom (C); Lars Moquist (NyD); Anders Nilsson (S); Bengt Rosén (FP); Sven-Gösta Signell (S); Sten Svensson (M); and G. Ivar Virgin (M).
Permanent substitutions:
- Jan Fransson (S) resigned on 17 April 1994 and was replaced by Kjell Nordström (S) on 18 April 1994.[58][59]
1980s
1988
Results of the 1988 general election held on 18 September 1988:[60][61]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 70,812 | 40.46% | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Centre Party | C | 31,102 | 17.77% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 29,476 | 16.84% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 20,263 | 11.58% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Green Party | MP | 8,556 | 4.89% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | KDS | 7,591 | 4.34% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Left Party – Communists | VPK | 6,938 | 3.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 263 | 0.15% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 175,001 | 100.00% | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Rejected votes | 1,926 | 1.09% | |||||
| Total polled | 176,927 | 86.37% | |||||
| Registered electors | 204,845 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[62] Gunilla André (C); Jan Fransson (S); Carl Frick (MP); Birgitta Johansson (S); Bengt Kindbom (C); Anders Nilsson (S); Kjell Nordström (S); Bengt Rosén (FP); Sven-Gösta Signell (S); Sten Svensson (M); and G. Ivar Virgin (M).
1985
Results of the 1985 general election held on 15 September 1985:[63][64]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 72,915 | 40.23% | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 37,047 | 20.44% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Centre Party | C | 36,347 | 20.05% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 26,122 | 14.41% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Left Party – Communists | VPK | 6,019 | 3.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Party | MP | 2,444 | 1.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 351 | 0.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 181,245 | 100.00% | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Rejected votes | 1,466 | 0.80% | |||||
| Total polled | 182,711 | 90.14% | |||||
| Registered electors | 202,686 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[65] Gunilla André (C); Jan Fransson (S); Olle Grahn (FP); Birgitta Johansson (S); Bengt Kindbom (C); Anders Nilsson (S); Kjell Nordström (S); Bengt Rosén (FP); Sven-Gösta Signell (S); Sten Svensson (M); and G. Ivar Virgin (M).
1982
Results of the 1982 general election held on 19 September 1982:[66][67]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 71,768 | 39.65% | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 41,932 | 23.16% | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Centre Party | C | 41,702 | 23.04% | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 11,534 | 6.37% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Left Party – Communists | VPK | 6,191 | 3.42% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | KDS | 5,474 | 3.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Party | MP | 2,163 | 1.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-Party | K-P | 21 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 235 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 181,020 | 100.00% | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Rejected votes | 1,425 | 0.78% | |||||
| Total polled | 182,445 | 91.50% | |||||
| Registered electors | 199,403 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[68] Gunilla André (C); Jan Fransson (S); Olle Grahn (FP); Ingemar Hallenius (C); Lars Hjertén (M); Paul Jansson (S); Birgitta Johansson (S); Bengt Kindbom (C); Anders Nilsson (S); Sven-Gösta Signell (S); Sten Svensson (M); and G. Ivar Virgin (M).
1970s
1979
Results of the 1979 general election held on 16 September 1979:[69][70]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 64,305 | 36.29% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Centre Party | C | 46,788 | 26.40% | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 35,825 | 20.22% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Liberal People's Party | FP | 18,284 | 10.32% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Left Party – Communists | VPK | 6,013 | 3.39% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | KDS | 4,228 | 2.39% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Sweden | SKP | 225 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workers' Party – The Communists | APK | 46 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 1,482 | 0.84% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 177,196 | 100.00% | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Rejected votes | 662 | 0.37% | |||||
| Total polled | 177,858 | 90.77% | |||||
| Registered electors | 195,941 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[71] Gunilla André (C); Jan Fransson (S); Olle Grahn (FP); Ingemar Hallenius (C); Paul Jansson (S); Birgitta Johansson (S); Bengt Kindbom (C); Karl Leuchovius (M); Sven-Gösta Signell (S); and Sten Svensson (M).
1976
Results of the 1976 general election held on 19 September 1976:[72][73]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 61,075 | 34.75% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Centre Party | C | 60,387 | 34.36% | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 26,860 | 15.28% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| People's Party | F | 18,832 | 10.72% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Left Party – Communists | VPK | 4,467 | 2.54% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | KDS | 3,764 | 2.14% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Sweden | SKP | 331 | 0.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 18 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 175,734 | 100.00% | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Rejected votes | 371 | 0.21% | |||||
| Total polled | 176,105 | 91.84% | |||||
| Registered electors | 191,761 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[74] Gunilla André (C); Arne Blomkvist (S); Bengt Börjesson (C); Ingemar Hallenius (C); Paul Jansson (S); Birgitta Johansson (S); Bengt Kindbom (C); Karl Leuchovius (M); Gunnar Richardson (F); Sven-Gösta Signell (S); and Sten Svensson (M).
Permanent substitutions:
- Bengt Börjesson (C) died on 16 August 1977 and was replaced by Anne-Marie Gustafsson (C) in October 1977.[75]
1973
Results of the 1973 general election held on 16 September 1973:[76][77]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 59,408 | 35.65% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Centre Party | C | 55,981 | 33.59% | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 24,442 | 14.67% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| People's Party | F | 16,630 | 9.98% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | KDS | 5,040 | 3.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Left Party – Communists | VPK | 4,804 | 2.88% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Sweden | SKP | 211 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist League Marxist–Leninists (the revolutionaries) | KFML(r) | 130 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 8 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 166,654 | 100.00% | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Rejected votes | 166 | 0.10% | |||||
| Total polled | 166,820 | 91.07% | |||||
| Registered electors | 183,179 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[78] Gunilla André (C); Eva Åsbrink (S); Arne Blomkvist (S); Bengt Börjesson (C); Ingemar Hallenius (C); Gunnar Hyltander (F); Paul Jansson (S); Karl Leuchovius (M); Harald Pettersson (C); Sven-Gösta Signell (S); and G. Ivar Virgin (M).
Permanent substitutions:
- Harald Pettersson (C) resigned and was replaced by Bengt Kindbom (C) in January 1975.[79]
1970
Results of the 1970 general election held on 20 September 1970:[80][81]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | S | 57,686 | 35.91% | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Centre Party | C | 47,942 | 29.84% | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| People's Party | F | 24,964 | 15.54% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Moderate Party | M | 20,775 | 12.93% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | KDS | 4,513 | 2.81% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Left Party – Communists | VPK | 4,508 | 2.81% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist League Marxists-Leninists | KFML | 258 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 160,647 | 100.00% | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Rejected votes | 157 | 0.10% | |||||
| Total polled | 160,804 | 88.37% | |||||
| Registered electors | 181,968 | ||||||
The following candidates were elected:[82] Eva Åsbrink (S); Arne Blomkvist (S); Bengt Börjesson (C); Gunnar Hyltander (F); Paul Jansson (S); Gunnar Larsson (C); Karl Leuchovius (M); Harald Pettersson (C); Gunnar Richardson (F); Sven-Gösta Signell (S); and G. Ivar Virgin (M).