Kalmar County | |
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Kalmar Län | |
Constituency for the Riksdag | |
County | Kalmar |
Population | 247,175 (2021)[1] |
Electorate | 189,781 (2022) |
Area | 11,633 km2 (2022)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1970 |
Seats | List
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Member of the Riksdag[3] | List |
Regional council | Kalmar Regional Council |
Created from | Kalmar 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.