Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties
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The Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Flekkefjord
, Kristiansand
and Mandal in Vest-Agder
county and Haugesund
and Stavanger
in Rogaland
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.
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Flekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
, Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
and Mandal in Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
county and Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
and Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
in Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
county.
The district was established ahead of the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
-Results:-References:*...
following the change from single member
Single-winner voting systems
A single-member district or single-member constituency is an electoral district that returns one officeholder to a body with multiple members such as a legislature...
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
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1953
-Results:...
. 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 Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties:Representative 1 | Representative 2 | Representative 3 | Representative 4 | Representative 5 | Representative 6 | Representative 7 | |
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1921 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921 -Results:-References:*... |
Middelthon Cornelius Middelthon Cornelius Middelthon was the Norwegian Minister of Labour 1920-1921 and 1923-1924.... , H |
L. Oftedal Lars Oftedal Lars Oftedal was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1921-1922 and 1924-1926, and Minister of Trade 1922-1923 and 1928-1931.... , V |
Egede-Nissen, A | Heggelund, H | Svensen, V | Gjøstein, SDA | Wrangell, FV |
1924 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924 -Results:-References:*... |
Norem, H | L. Oftedal Lars Oftedal Lars Oftedal was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1921-1922 and 1924-1926, and Minister of Trade 1922-1923 and 1928-1931.... , V |
Olsen-Hagen, A | Heggelund, H | Meling Lars Olai Meling Lars Olai Meling was the Norwegian Minister of Trade 1924-1926 and 1933-1935.... , V |
Løge, SDA | Wrangell, FV |
1927 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1927 -Results:-References:*... |
Olsen-Hagen, A | Norem, H | Tveteraas, V | O.J. Olsen, A | Heggelund, H | Jørgensen, V | Førre, A |
1930 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1930 -Results:*... |
Rygh, V | Norem, H | Olsen-Hagen, A | Rønnevig, V | Kjær, H | O.J. Olsen, A | Peersen Rudolf Elias Peersen Rudolf Elias Peersen was Norwegian Minister of Defense in 1919.... , V |
1933 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1933 -Results:- References :... |
Olsen-Hagen, A | Rygh, V | Nielsen Sven Nielsen Sven Nielsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties in 1934, and was re-elected on three occasions... , H |
O.J. Olsen, A | Peersen Rudolf Elias Peersen Rudolf Elias Peersen was Norwegian Minister of Defense in 1919.... , V |
Førre, A | Jacobsen, H |
1936 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1936 The parliamentary election of 1936 was the last one held in Norway before World War II and the German invasion of Norway.-Results:*... |
Natvig-Pedersen Gustav Natvig-Pedersen Gustav Natvig-Pedersen was a Norwegian philologist, educator and politician for the Labour Party. A school teacher and headmaster during his professional career, he served in Stavanger city council from 1922 to 1964 and three terms in the Norwegian Parliament; during one of these terms he was... , A |
Rygh, V | Nielsen Sven Nielsen Sven Nielsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties in 1934, and was re-elected on three occasions... , H |
O.J. Olsen, A | Meling Lars Olai Meling Lars Olai Meling was the Norwegian Minister of Trade 1924-1926 and 1933-1935.... , V |
Kjær, H | Førre, A |
1945 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1945 These elections were held on 8 October 1945. The Labour Party won an absolute majority in the Storting which they would keep until 1961.-Results:... |
Natvig-Pedersen Gustav Natvig-Pedersen Gustav Natvig-Pedersen was a Norwegian philologist, educator and politician for the Labour Party. A school teacher and headmaster during his professional career, he served in Stavanger city council from 1922 to 1964 and three terms in the Norwegian Parliament; during one of these terms he was... , A |
C. Oftedal Christian Stephansen Oftedal Christian Stephansen Oftedal was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He is the son of Lars Oftedal.He was born in Stavanger.... , V |
Friis, A | Nielsen Sven Nielsen Sven Nielsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties in 1934, and was re-elected on three occasions... , H |
Westerlund Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Bodø.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949... , A |
O. Olsen Oscar Olsen Oscar Olsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949... , V |
S. Oftedal, A |
1949 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1949 The general election of 1949 was held to elect 150 MPs to the Storting. The Norwegian Labour Party increased its share of the vote an won a large majority of seats in the chamber.... |
Natvig-Pedersen Gustav Natvig-Pedersen Gustav Natvig-Pedersen was a Norwegian philologist, educator and politician for the Labour Party. A school teacher and headmaster during his professional career, he served in Stavanger city council from 1922 to 1964 and three terms in the Norwegian Parliament; during one of these terms he was... , A |
Ingebretsen Paul Ingebretsen Paul Ingebretsen , was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Ingebretsen was born in Stavanger. He graduated as cand.jur. in 1927... , V |
Friis, A | Nielsen Sven Nielsen Sven Nielsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties in 1934, and was re-elected on three occasions... , H |
Nilsen Nils Emaus Nilsen Nils Emaus Nilsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Mosjøen.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954.Nilsen held various positions in Haugesund city council in 1922–1931,... , A |
Osland Einar Osland Einar Osland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Lavik og Brekke.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954... , V |
Hegna Trond Hegna Trond Hegna was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party and the Communist Party of Norway.... , A |
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