Vest-Agder (Storting constituency)

Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
Constituency; for the Storting
	Location of Vest-Agder within Norway
Municipality	List Åseral ; Farsund ; Flekkefjord ; Hægebostad ; Kristiansand ; Kvinesdal ; Lindesnes ; Lyngdal ; Sirdal ; Vennesla ;
County	Agder
Population	190,025 (2021)
Electorate	137,466 (2021)
Area	7,278 km2 (2021)
Current constituency
Created	1921
Seats	List 5 (1953–present) ; 4 (1921–1953) ;
Members of the Storting	List Anja Ninasdotter Abusland (Sp) ; Ingunn Foss (H) ; Kari Henriksen (Ap) ; Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (KrF) ; Gisle Meininger Saudland (FrP) ; Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik (V) ;
Created from	List Lister ; Lyngdal ; Mandalen ; Oddernes ;

Vest-Agder (lit. transl. West Agder) 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 Åseral, Farsund, Flekkefjord, Hægebostad, Kristiansand, Kvinesdal, Lindesnes, Lyngdal, Sirdal and Vennesla in the county of Agder. 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 137,466 registered electors.

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