Västra Götaland County East

Västra Götaland County East
Västra Götalands Läns Östra
Constituency
for the Riksdag
Location of Västra Götaland County East within Sweden
Municipality
CountyVästra Götaland
Population269,771 (2021)
Electorate207,560 (2022)
Area10,199 km2 (2022)
Current constituency
Created1970
Seats
List
  • 8 (2022–present)
  • 9 (1998–2022)
  • 10 (1970–1998)
Member of the Riksdag
List
Regional councilVästra Götaland Regional Council
Created fromSkaraborg County

Västra Götaland County East (Swedish: Västra Götalands Läns Östra) is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established as Skaraborg County in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It was renamed Västra Götaland County East in 1998 when the counties of Älvsborg, Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg were merged to create Västra Götaland. The constituency currently consists of the municipalities of Essunga, Falköping, Götene, Grästorp, Gullspång, Hjo, Karlsborg, Lidköping, Mariestad, Skara, Skövde, Tibro, Tidaholm, Töreboda and Vara. 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 207,560 registered electors.