Vestfold (Storting constituency)

Vestfold
Constituency
for the Storting
Outline map
Location of Vestfold within Norway
Municipality
CountyVestfold
Population248,348 (2021)[1]
Electorate182,961 (2021)
Area2,168 km2 (2021)[2]
Current constituency
Created1921
Seats
List
  • 6 (2005–present)
  • 7 (1953–2005)
  • 4 (1921–1953)
Members of the Storting[3]
List
Created from

Vestfold is one of the 19 multi-member constituencies of the Storting, the national legislature of Norway. The constituency was established in 1921 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Storting. It consists of the municipalities of Færder, Holmestrand, Horten, Larvik, Sandefjord and Tønsberg in the county of Vestfold. The constituency currently elects six of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 182,961 registered electors.

  1. ^ "01222: Population and changes during the quarter (M) 1997K4 - 2021K1". Oslo, Norway: Statistics Norway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) 2007 - 2021". Oslo, Norway: Statistics Norway. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Current Members of Parliament". Oslo, Norway: Storting. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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