Västra Götaland County North

Västra Götaland County North
Västra Götalands Läns Norra
Constituency
for the Riksdag
Location of Västra Götaland County North within Sweden
Municipality
CountyVästra Götaland
Population273,805 (2021)
Electorate208,144 (2022)
Area9,154 km2 (2022)
Current constituency
Created1970
Seats
List
  • 8 (2018–present)
  • 9 (1970–2018)
Member of the Riksdag
List
Regional councilVästra Götaland Regional Council
Created fromÄlvsborg County North

Västra Götaland County North (Swedish: Västra Götalands Läns Norra) is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established as Älvsborg County North in 1970 when the Riksdag was changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It was renamed Västra Götaland County North 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 Åmål, Bengtsfors, Dals-Ed, Färgelanda, Lysekil, Mellerud, Munkedal, Orust, Sotenäs, Strömstad, Tanum, Trollhättan, Uddevalla and Vänersborg. 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 208,144 registered electors.