Oppland (Storting constituency)

Oppland
Oppland
Constituency; for the Storting
	Location of Oppland within Norway
Municipality	List Dovre ; Etnedal ; Gausdal ; Gjøvik ; Gran ; Lesja ; Lillehammer ; Lom ; Nord-Aurdal ; Nord-Fron ; Nordre Land ; Østre Toten ; Øyer ; Øystre Slidre ; Ringebu ; Sel ; Skjåk ; Søndre Land ; Sør-Aurdal ; Sør-Fron ; Vågå ; Vang ; Vestre Slidre ; Vestre Toten ;
County	Innlandet
Population	172,767 (2021)
Electorate	132,383 (2021)
Area	24,675 km2 (2021)
Current constituency
Created	1921
Seats	List 5 (2021–present) ; 6 (2005–2021) ; 7 (1953–2005) ; 6 (1921–1953) ;
Members of the Storting	List Rigmor Aasrud (Ap) ; Bengt Fasteraune (Sp) ; Carl I. Hagen (FrP) ; Kari-Anne Jønnes (H) ; Rune Støstad (Ap) ; Marit Knutsdatter Strand (Sp) ;
Created from	List Hadeland and Land ; North Gudbrandsdalen ; South Gudbrandsdalen ; Toten ; Valdres ;

Oppland is one of the 19 multi-member constituencies of the Storting, the national legislature of Norway. The constituency was established as Opland in 1921 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Storting. Its spelling was settled as Oppland in 1950. It consists of the municipalities of Dovre, Etnedal, Gausdal, Gjøvik, Gran, Lesja, Lillehammer, Lom, Nord-Aurdal, Nord-Fron, Nordre Land, Østre Toten, Øyer, Øystre Slidre, Ringebu, Sel, Skjåk, Søndre Land, Sør-Aurdal, Sør-Fron, Vågå, Vang, Vestre Slidre and Vestre Toten in the county of Innlandet. The constituency currently elects five of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 132,383 registered electors.

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