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Boundary Delimitation

Sweden Sweden

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: For Riksdag elections, Sweden is divided into 29 constituencies. As a rule, each county corresponds to one constituency, with the exceptions of Stockholm, Skåne and Västra Götaland, where Stockholm has two, Skåne four and Västra Götaland five constituencies. For country council assembly elections, a constituency is generally made up,of one or several muncipalities. For muncipal assembly elections, large muncipalities should be divided into constituencies.
Source: Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 4, Section 1, 2 : http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf The Instrument of Government, Ch. 3, Art. 5: Official Website of the Parliament: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Start/Bestall/Sprakversioner/English---engelska1/Sveriges-grundlagar-och-riksdagsordningen1/ (2012)
Verified: 2014/08/04
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
b. Respecting natural barriers
Comments: For Riksdag elections, the island of Gotland constitutes a special case due to its position as Sweden's largest island. Gotland is therefore counted as one individual Riksdag constituency regardless of the number of registered residents.
Source: Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 4, Section 1 : http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf The Instrument of Government, Ch. 3, Art. 5: Official Website of the Parliament: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Start/Bestall/Sprakversioner/English---engelska1/Sveriges-grundlagar-och-riksdagsordningen1/ (2012)
Verified: 2014/08/04
BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): a. Legislature (1st chamber)
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 4, Section 1, 2 : http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf (2012); The Instrument of Government, Ch. 3, Art. 5: Official Website of the Parliament: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Start/Bestall/Sprakversioner/English---engelska1/Sveriges-grundlagar-och-riksdagsordningen1/ (2012)
Verified: 2014/08/04
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