Buskerud | |
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Constituency for the Storting | |
Municipality | |
County | Buskerud |
Population | 267,829 (2021)[1] |
Electorate | 191,637 (2021) |
Area | 14,920 km2 (2021)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1921 |
Seats | List
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Members of the Storting[3] | List |
Created from | List
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Buskerud 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 Ål, Drammen, Flå, Gol, Hemsedal, Hol, Hole, Jevnaker, Kongsberg, Krødsherad, Lier, Modum, Nesbyen, Nore og Uvdal, Øvre Eiker, Ringerike, Rollag and Sigdal in the county of Viken. The constituency currently elects seven of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 191,637 registered electors.