Västra Götaland County East (Riksdag constituency)
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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.
Västra Götaland County East | |
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Västra Götalands Läns Östra | |
Constituency for the Riksdag | |
Municipality | |
County | Västra Götaland |
Population | 269,771 (2021)[1] |
Electorate | 207,560 (2022) |
Area | 10,199 km2 (2022)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1970 |
Seats | List
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Member of the Riksdag[3] | List
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Regional council | Västra Götaland Regional Council |
Created from | Skaraborg County |