Kalmar County (Riksdag constituency)

Kalmar County
Kalmar Län
Constituency
for the Riksdag
Outline map
Location of Kalmar County within Sweden
CountyKalmar
Population247,175 (2021)[1]
Electorate189,781 (2022)
Area11,633 km2 (2022)[2]
Current constituency
Created1970
Seats
List
  • 8 (2002–present)
  • 9 (1973–2002)
  • 10 (1970–1973)
Member of the Riksdag[3]
List
Regional councilKalmar Regional Council
Created fromKalmar County

Kalmar County (Swedish: Kalmar Län) is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It is conterminous with the county of Kalmar. 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 189,781 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 18 October 2022.