Hordaland (Storting constituency)

Hordaland
Hordaland
Constituency; for the Storting
	Location of Hordaland within Norway
Municipality	List Alver ; Askøy ; Austevoll ; Austrheim ; Bergen ; Bjørnafjorden ; Bømlo ; Eidfjord ; Etne ; Fedje ; Fitjar ; Kvam ; Kvinnherad ; Masfjorden ; Modalen ; Osterøy ; Øygarden ; Samnanger ; Stord ; Sveio ; Tysnes ; Ullensvang ; Ulvik ; Vaksdal ; Voss ;
County	Vestland
Population	530,433 (2021)
Electorate	382,305 (2021)
Area	15,438 km2 (2021)
Current constituency
Created	1921
Seats	List 15 (2013–present) ; 14 (2005–2013) ; 15 (1973–2005) ; 10 (1953–1973) ; 8 (1921–1953) ;
Members of the Storting	List Nils T. Bjørke (Sp) ; Ane Breivik (V) ; Astrid Aarhus Byrknes (KrF) ; Liv Kari Eskeland (H) ; Peter Christian Frølich (H) ; Silje Hjemdal (FrP) ; Odd Harald Hovland (Ap) ; Eigil Knutsen (Ap) ; Audun Lysbakken (SV) ; Sofie Marhaug (R) ; Linda Monsen Merkesdal (Ap) ; Helge André Njåstad (FrP) ; Marte Mjøs Persen (Ap) ; Charlotte Spurkeland (H) ; Kjersti Toppe (Sp) ; Ove Bernt Trellevik (H) ;
Created from	List Hardanger ; Inner Søndhordland ; Mid Hordland ; North Hordland ; Outer Søndhordland ; Voss ; Bergen ;

Hordaland 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. The Bergen constituency was merged into the Hordaland constituency in 1973 after the city of Bergen lost its county status in 1972. Hordaland consists of the municipalities of Alver, Askøy, Austevoll, Austrheim, Bergen, Bjørnafjorden, Bømlo, Eidfjord, Etne, Fedje, Fitjar, Kvam, Kvinnherad, Masfjorden, Modalen, Osterøy, Øygarden, Samnanger, Stord, Sveio, Tysnes, Ullensvang, Ulvik, Vaksdal and Voss in the county of Vestland. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 382,305 registered electors.

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