Blekinge County (Riksdag constituency)

Blekinge County (Swedish: Blekinge 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 Blekinge. The constituency currently elects five of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 121,789 registered electors.

Blekinge County
Blekinge Län
Constituency
for the Riksdag
Location of Blekinge County within Sweden
CountyBlekinge
Population158,937 (2021)
Electorate121,789 (2022)
Area3,040 km2
Current constituency
Created1970
Seats
List
  • 5 (2002–present)
  • 6 (1970–2002)
Member of the Riksdag
List
  •   Heléne Björklund (S)
  •   Camilla Brunsberg (M)
  •   Ann-Christine From Utterstedt (SD)
  •   Richard Jomshof (SD)
  •   Magnus Manhammar (S)
Regional councilBlekinge Regional Council
Created fromBlekinge County
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