Buskerud (Storting constituency)

Buskerud
Buskerud
Constituency; for the Storting
	Location of Buskerud within Norway
Municipality	List Ål ; Drammen ; Flå ; Gol ; Hemsedal ; Hol ; Hole ; Jevnaker ; Kongsberg ; Krødsherad ; Lier ; Modum ; Nesbyen ; Nore og Uvdal ; Øvre Eiker ; Ringerike ; Rollag ; Sigdal ;
County	Buskerud
Population	267,829 (2021)
Electorate	191,637 (2021)
Area	14,920 km2 (2021)
Current constituency
Created	1921
Seats	List 7 (2021–present) ; 8 (2005–2021) ; 7 (1953–2005) ; 5 (1921–1953) ;
Members of the Storting	List Sandra Bruflot (H) ; Lise Christoffersen (Ap) ; Masud Gharahkhani (Ap) ; Trond Helleland (H) ; Kathy Lie (SV) ; Per Olaf Lundteigen (Sp) ; Even A. Røed (Ap) ; Morten Wold (FrP) ;
Created from	List Buskerud ; Hallingdal ; Numedal ; Ringerike ;

Buskerud 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 Ål, Drammen, Flå, Gol, Hemsedal, Hol, Hole, Jevnaker, Kongsberg, Krødsherad, Lier, Modum, Nesbyen, Nore og Uvdal, Øvre Eiker, Ringerike, Rollag and Sigdal in the county of Viken. The constituency currently elects seven of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 191,637 registered electors.

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