Market towns of Buskerud county
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The Market towns of Buskerud county was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Drammen
, Hønefoss
and Kongsberg
in Buskerud
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.
Legend:
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, Hønefoss
Hønefoss
Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...
and Kongsberg
Kongsberg
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
in Buskerud
Buskerud
is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
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 Buskerud county:Representative 1 | Representative 2 | Representative 3 | |
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1921 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921 -Results:-References:*... |
Rømcke, H | Johansen Hans Johansen Hans Johansen was a Danish-Russian professor of zoology, first at Tomsk State University, later at the University of Copenhagen.-Life:... , A |
Svensen, H |
1924 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924 -Results:-References:*... |
Svensen, H | Vraa, A | Irgens, H |
1927 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1927 -Results:-References:*... |
Haare, A | Svensen, H | Nygaard, A |
1930 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1930 -Results:*... |
Svensen, H | Vraa, A | Dokka, V |
1933 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1933 -Results:- References :... |
Moss, A | Svensen, H | Nygaard, A |
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:*... |
Moss, A | Knudsen, H | Nygaard, 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:... |
Watnebryn Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1945, and was re-elected on four occasions.... , A |
Ingvaldsen Bernt Ingvaldsen Bernt Ingvaldsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Trondheim.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1950, and was re-elected on six occasions... , H |
Sørensen Olaf Sørensen Olaf Sørensen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions.... , 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.... |
Watnebryn Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1945, and was re-elected on four occasions.... , A |
Ingvaldsen Bernt Ingvaldsen Bernt Ingvaldsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Trondheim.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1950, and was re-elected on six occasions... , H |
Sørensen Olaf Sørensen Olaf Sørensen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions.... , A |
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- NKP = Communist Party, Norges Kommunistiske Parti
- A = Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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, Det Radikale Folkeparti (Arbeiderdemokratene) - KrF = Christian Democratic Party, Kristelig Folkeparti
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, Venstre - FV = Liberal Left Party, Frisinnede Venstre
- H = Conservative PartyConservative Party of NorwayThe Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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