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Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark

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The Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark (Norwegian: Kjøpstedene i Nordland, Troms og Finnmark) was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns (Norwegian: kjøpsteder) of Bodø and Narvik in Nordland county, Tromsø in Troms county and Hammerfest, Vadsø and Vardø in Finnmark county.

The district was established ahead of the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921 following the change from single member constituencies to plural member constituencies in 1919.

Following changes in the national policy on market towns in 1952, these electoral districts were abolished ahead of the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1953. Instead, each county became one electoral district, and for election purposes the towns were integrated into their respective counties.

Representatives

The following representatives were elected from the Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark:

Legend:

  • NKP = Communist Party, Norges Kommunistiske Parti
  • A = Labour Party, Det Norske Arbeiderparti
  • SDA = Social Democratic Labour Party, Norges Socialdemokratiske Arbeiderparti
  • RF = Radical People's Party (Worker Democrats), Det Radikale Folkeparti (Arbeiderdemokratene)
  • KrF = Christian Democratic Party, Kristelig Folkeparti
  • B = Farmers' Party, Bondepartiet
  • V = Liberal Party, Venstre
  • FV = Liberal Left Party, Frisinnede Venstre
  • H = Conservative Party, Høyre

    • References

    Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark Wikipedia
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