Østfold (Storting constituency)

Østfold
Østfold
Constituency; for the Storting
	Location of Østfold within Norway
Municipality	List Aremark ; Fredrikstad ; Halden ; Hvaler ; Indre Østfold ; Marker ; Moss ; Råde ; Rakkestad ; Sarpsborg ; Skiptvet ; Våler ;
County	Østfold
Population	301,861 (2021)
Electorate	223,945 (2021)
Area	4,004 km2 (2021)
Current constituency
Created	1921
Seats	List 8 (1953–present) ; 6 (1921–1953) ;
Members of the Storting	List Elise Bjørnebekk-Waagen (Ap) ; Kjerstin Wøyen Funderud (Sp) ; Stein Erik Lauvås (Ap) ; Ole André Myhrvold (Sp) ; Jon-Ivar Nygård (Ap) ; Freddy André Øvstegård (SV) ; Tage Pettersen (H) ; Ingjerd Schou (H) ; Erlend Wiborg (FrP) ;
Created from	List Eidsberg ; Glemminge ; Idde and Marker ; Rygge ; Tune ;

Østfold 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 Aremark, Fredrikstad, Halden, Hvaler, Indre Østfold, Marker, Moss, Råde, Rakkestad, Sarpsborg, Skiptvet and Våler in the county of Viken. The constituency currently elects eight of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 223,945 registered electors.

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