Dalarna County (Riksdag constituency)

Dalarna County
Dalarnas Län
Constituency
for the Riksdag
Outline map
Location of Dalarna County within Sweden
CountyDalarna
Population288,387 (2021)[1]
Electorate221,344 (2022)
Area30,222 km2 (2022)[2]
Current constituency
Created1970
Seats
List
  • 9 (2014–present)
  • 10 (1998–2014)
  • 11 (1970–1998)
Member of the Riksdag[3]
List
Regional councilDalarna Regional Council
Created fromKopparberg County

Dalarna County (Swedish: Dalarnas Län) is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established as Kopparberg County in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It was renamed Dalarna County in 1998. It is conterminous with the county of Dalarna. The constituency currently elects nine of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 221,344 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 2 October 2022.