Västra Götaland County West (Riksdag constituency)
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Västra Götaland County West (Swedish: Västra Götalands Läns Västra) is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established as Gothenburg and Bohus County in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It was renamed Bohus County in 1973. It was renamed Västra Götaland County West in 1998 when the counties of Älvsborg, Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg were merged to create Västra Götaland. The constituency currently consists of the municipalities of Ale, Alingsås, Härryda, Kungälv, Lerum, Lilla Edet, Mölndal, Öckerö, Partille, Stenungsund and Tjörn. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 285,927 registered electors.
Västra Götaland County West | |
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Västra Götalands Läns Västra | |
Constituency for the Riksdag | |
Municipality | |
County | Västra Götaland |
Population | 385,428 (2021)[1] |
Electorate | 285,927 (2022) |
Area | 2,867 km2 (2022)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1970 |
Seats | List
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Member of the Riksdag[3] | List
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Regional council | Västra Götaland Regional Council |
Created from | Gothenburg and Bohus County |