| Akershus | |
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| Constituency for the Storting | |
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| Municipality | |
| County | Akershus |
| Population | 682,694 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 471,106 (2021) |
| Area | 5,669 km2 (2021)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1921 |
| Seats | List
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| Members of the Storting[3] | List
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| Created from | |
Akershus 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 Ås, Asker, Aurskog-Høland, Bærum, Eidsvoll, Enebakk, Frogn, Gjerdrum, Hurdal, Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Lunner, Nannestad, Nes, Nesodden, Nittedal, Nordre Follo, Rælingen, Ullensaker and Vestby in the county of Akershus. The constituency currently elects 18 of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 471,106 registered electors.
- ^ "01222: Population and changes during the quarter (M) 1997K4 - 2021K1". Oslo, Norway: Statistics Norway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) 2007 - 2021". Oslo, Norway: Statistics Norway. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Current Members of Parliament". Oslo, Norway: Storting. Retrieved 1 October 2021.