Halland County (Riksdag constituency)

Halland County
Hallands Län
Constituency
for the Riksdag
Outline map
Location of Halland County within Sweden
CountyHalland
Population340,243 (2021)[1]
Electorate258,794 (2022)
Area5,687 km2 (2022)[2]
Current constituency
Created1970
Seats
List
  • 10 (1998–present)
  • 9 (1979–1998)
  • 8 (1973–1979)
  • 7 (1970–1973)
Member of the Riksdag[3]
List
Regional councilHalland Regional Council
Created fromHalland County

Halland County (Swedish: Hallands Län) is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It is conterminous with the county of Halland. The constituency currently elects 10 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 258,794 registered electors.

  1. ^ "Population in the country, counties and municipalities on 31 December 2021 and Population Change in 2021". Stockholm, Sweden: Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Land and water area 1 January by region and type of area. Year 2012 - 2022". Stockholm, Sweden: Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Members and parties". Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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