Laxå Municipality

Coordinates: 58°59′N 14°37′E / 58.983°N 14.617°E / 58.983; 14.617
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Laxå Municipality
Laxå kommun
Municipality
Laxå Museum
Laxå Museum
Coat of arms of Laxå Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°59′N 14°37′E / 58.983°N 14.617°E / 58.983; 14.617
CountrySweden
CountyÖrebro County
SeatLaxå
Area
[1]
 • Total737.56 km2 (284.77 sq mi)
 • Land601.97 km2 (232.42 sq mi)
 • Water135.59 km2 (52.35 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total5,497
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceNärke and Västergötland
Municipal code1860
Websitewww.laxa.se

Laxå Municipality (Laxå kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Laxå.

In 1967 the market town (köping) of Laxå (instituted in 1946) was merged with two adjacent rural municipalities. One of them was transferred from the former Skaraborg County, placing today's municipality in two historical provinces, Närke and Västergötland.

Its history stretches back to the 12th century, when the convent Ramundeboda was founded about 4 km west of the town.

The Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality.

Localities[edit]

Demographics[edit]

This is a demographic table based on Laxå Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 5,575 residents, including 4,312 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.5% voted for the left coalition and 52.1% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Elections[edit]

These are the results of the elections in the municipality since the first election after the municipal reform, being held in 1973. The exact results of Sweden Democrats were not listed at a municipal level by SCB from 1988 to 1998 due to the party's small size at the time. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible people casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the number of valid votes only.

Riksdag[edit]

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND
1973[4] 91.5 5,436 5.8 53.3 0.0 24.8 6.5 3.1 6.3 0.0 0.0
1976[5] 92.5 5,591 4.0 51.6 0.0 25.6 8.2 3.2 6.9 0.0 0.0
1979[6] 91.4 5,555 4.7 52.6 0.0 19.4 8.7 3.1 10.0 0.0 0.0
1982[7] 91.4 5,536 4.9 57.2 1.1 17.1 3.8 4.2 11.7 0.0 0.0
1985[8] 90.0 5,358 5.2 55.7 1.3 15.9 10.9 0.0 10.7 0.0 0.0
1988[9] 85.2 4,922 6.1 56.2 4.1 11.4 9.3 4.8 8.1 0.0 0.0
1991[10] 85.2 4,715 5.2 48.1 2.2 9.2 8.3 9.4 10.2 0.0 6.7
1994[11] 86.2 4,565 5.8 58.0 4.1 7.8 5.8 6.0 11.2 0.0 0.5
1998[12] 80.7 4,057 15.0 45.4 3.5 4.9 3.4 12.4 11.4 0.0 0.0
2002[13] 80.6 3,944 9.7 50.7 2.3 7.2 8.8 10.0 6.7 2.4 0.0
2006[14] 80.9 3,799 5.6 53.7 2.0 7.6 4.3 8.0 13.5 3.6 0.0
2010[15] 85.6 3,847 5.2 49.1 3.0 5.7 5.2 6.3 19.5 5.8 0.0
2014[16] 85.9 3,760 5.5 43.9 3.2 5.6 2.9 5.4 13.8 18.1 0.0

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party.

Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected
1973 91.5 5,436 59.1 37.4 0.0 3.5 96.5
1976 92.5 5,591 55.6 40.9 0.0 3.5 96.5
1979 91.4 5,555 57.3 38.1 0.0 4.6 95.4
1982 91.4 5,536 62.1 32.6 0.0 5.3 94.7
1985 90.0 5,358 60.9 37.5 0.0 1.6 98.4
1988 85.2 4,922 66.4 28.8 0.0 4.8 95.2
1991 85.2 4,715 53.3 37.1 0.0 9.6 97.1
1994 86.2 4,565 67.9 30.8 0.0 1.3 98.7
1998 80.7 4,057 62.9 32.1 0.0 4.0 96.0
2002 80.6 3,944 62.7 32.7 0.0 4.6 95.4
2006 80.9 3,799 62.3 33.4 0.0 4.3 95.7
2010 85.6 3,847 57.3 36.7 5.8 0.2 99.8
2014 85.9 3,760 52.6 27.7 18.1 1.6 98.4

International relations[edit]

The municipality is twinned with:[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Laxå i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 167)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 161)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 186)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 187)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 188)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 168)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 29)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 44)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 40)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Laxå kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Laxå kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Laxå kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Laxå kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Vänort - Laxå kommun".

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