Nordland (Storting constituency)

Nordland
Nordlánnda
Nordlaante
Nordlánda
Constituency
for the Storting
Outline map
Location of Nordland within Norway
Municipality
CountyNordland
Population240,345 (2021)[1]
Electorate182,075 (2021)
Area38,155 km2 (2021)[2]
Current constituency
Created1921
Seats
List
  • 8 (2013–present)
  • 9 (2005–2013)
  • 12 (1953–2005)
  • 8 (1921–1953)
Members of the Storting[3]
List
Created from

Nordland (Lule Sami: Nordlánnda; Southern Sami: Nordlaante; Northern Sami: Nordlánda) 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 is conterminous with the county of Nordland. The constituency currently elects eight of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 182,075 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 10 June 2022.