Blekinge County | |
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Blekinge Län | |
Constituency for the Riksdag | |
![]() Location of Blekinge County within Sweden | |
County | Blekinge |
Population | 158,937 (2021)[1] |
Electorate | 121,789 (2022) |
Area | 3,040 km2[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1970 |
Seats | List
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Member of the Riksdag[3] | |
Regional council | Blekinge Regional Council |
Created from | Blekinge County |
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.