Nordland (Storting constituency)

Nordland
Nordland
Nordlánnda; Nordlaante; Nordlánda
Constituency; for the Storting
	Location of Nordland within Norway
Municipality	List Alstahaug ; Andøy ; Beiarn ; Bindal ; Bø ; Bodø ; Brønnøy ; Dønna ; Evenes ; Fauske ; Flakstad ; Gildeskål ; Grane ; Hábmer ; Hadsel ; Hattfjelldal ; Hemnes ; Herøy ; Leirfjord ; Lødingen ; Lurøy ; Meløy ; Moskenes ; Narvik ; Nesna ; Øksnes ; Rana ; Rødøy ; Røst ; Saltdal ; Sømna ; Sørfold ; Sortland ; Steigen ; Træna ; Værøy ; Vågan ; Vefsn ; Vega ; Vestvågøy ; Vevelstad ;
County	Nordland
Population	240,345 (2021)
Electorate	182,075 (2021)
Area	38,155 km2 (2021)
Current constituency
Created	1921
Seats	List 8 (2013–present) ; 9 (2005–2013) ; 12 (1953–2005) ; 8 (1921–1953) ;
Members of the Storting	List Karianne Bråthen (Ap) ; Mona Fagerås (SV) ; Geir-Asbjørn Jørgensen (R) ; Øystein Mathisen (Ap) ; Siv Mossleth (Sp) ; Mona Nilsen (Ap) ; Willfred Nordlund (Sp) ; Dagfinn Henrik Olsen (FrP) ; Bård Ludvig Thorheim (H) ;
Created from	List Lofoten ; North Helgeland ; North Salten ; South Helgeland ; South Salten ; Vesteraalen ;

Nordland (Lule Sami: Nordlánnda; Southern Sami: Nordlaante; Northern Sami: Nordlánda) 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 is conterminous with the county of Nordland. 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 182,075 registered electors.

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