Akershus (Storting constituency)

Akershus
Akershus
Constituency; for the Storting
	Location of Akershus within Norway
Municipality	List Ås ; Asker ; Aurskog-Høland ; Bærum ; Eidsvoll ; Enebakk ; Frogn ; Gjerdrum ; Hurdal ; Lillestrøm ; Lørenskog ; Lunner ; Nannestad ; Nes ; Nesodden ; Nittedal ; Nordre Follo ; Rælingen ; Ullensaker ; Vestby ;
County	Akershus
Population	682,694 (2021)
Electorate	471,106 (2021)
Area	5,669 km2 (2021)
Current constituency
Created	1921
Seats	List 18 (2021–present) ; 16 (2013–2021) ; 15 (2005–2013) ; 12 (1985–2005) ; 10 (1973–1985) ; 7 (1921–1973) ;
Members of the Storting	List Åsmund Grøver Aukrust (Ap) ; Une Aina Bastholm (MDG) ; Kirsti Bergstø (SV) ; Kari Sofie Bjørnsen (H) ; Hårek Elvenes (H) ; Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (Sp) ; Himanshu Gulati (FrP) ; Anniken Huitfeldt (Ap) ; Mani Hussaini (Ap) ; Turid Kristensen (H) ; Hans Andreas Limi (FrP) ; Anne Kristine Linnestad (H) ; Marie Sneve Martinussen (R) ; Tuva Moflag (Ap) ; Sverre Myrli (Ap) ; Else Marie Tveit Rødby (Sp) ; Solveig Schytz (V) ; Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen (H) ; Tore Vamraak (H) ;
Created from	List Aker ; Bærum and Follo ; Lower Romerike ; Mellem Romerike ; Upper Romerike ;

Akershus 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 consists of the municipalities of Ås, Asker, Aurskog-Høland, Bærum, Eidsvoll, Enebakk, Frogn, Gjerdrum, Hurdal, Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Lunner, Nannestad, Nes, Nesodden, Nittedal, Nordre Follo, Rælingen, Ullensaker and Vestby in the county of Akershus. The constituency currently elects 18 of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 471,106 registered electors.

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