Telemark (Storting constituency)

Telemark
Telemark
Constituency; for the Storting
	Location of Telemark within Norway
Municipality	List Bamble ; Drangedal ; Fyresdal ; Hjartdal ; Kragerø ; Kviteseid ; Midt-Telemark ; Nissedal ; Nome ; Notodden ; Porsgrunn ; Seljord ; Siljan ; Skien ; Tinn ; Tokke ; Vinje ;
County	Telemark
Population	173,534 (2021)
Electorate	130,953 (2021)
Area	15,298 km2 (2021)
Current constituency
Created	1921
Seats	List 5 (2005–present) ; 6 (1953–2005) ; 5 (1921–1953) ;
Members of the Storting	List Jone Blikra (Ap) ; Mahmoud Farahmand (H) ; Bård Hoksrud (FrP) ; Tobias Drevland Lund (R) ; Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen (Sp) ; Lene Vågslid (Ap) ;
Created from	List Bamle ; East Telemark ; Gjerpen ; West Telemark ;

Telemark 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 Bamble, Drangedal, Fyresdal, Hjartdal, Kragerø, Kviteseid, Midt-Telemark, Nissedal, Nome, Notodden, Porsgrunn, Seljord, Siljan, Skien, Tinn, Tokke and Vinje in the county of Telemark. 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 130,953 registered electors.

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