Kalmar County (Riksdag constituency)

Kalmar County (Swedish: Kalmar 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 Kalmar. The constituency currently elects eight of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 189,781 registered electors.

Kalmar County
Kalmar Län
Constituency
for the Riksdag
Location of Kalmar County within Sweden
CountyKalmar
Population247,175 (2021)
Electorate189,781 (2022)
Area11,633 km2 (2022)
Current constituency
Created1970
Seats
List
  • 8 (2002–present)
  • 9 (1973–2002)
  • 10 (1970–1973)
Member of the Riksdag
List
  •   Mattias Bäckström Johansson (SD)
  •   Gudrun Brunegård (KD)
  •   Lars Engsund (M)
  •   Lena Hallengren (S)
  •   Tomas Kronståhl (S)
  •   Laila Naraghi (S)
  •   Marie Nicholson (M)
  •   Mona Olin (SD)
Regional councilKalmar Regional Council
Created fromKalmar County
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