Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties
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The Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Brevik
Brevik
is a town in Telemark, Norway with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 , but was merged with Porsgrunn on January 1, 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era...

, Kragerø
Kragerø
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø....

, Notodden
Notodden
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....

, Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....

 and Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....

 in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

 county and Arendal
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...

, Grimstad
Grimstad
is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Other notable places in Grimstad include Eide, Fevik, Fjære, Landvik, Prestegårdskogen, Reddal, and Roresanden.It is...

 and Risør
Risør
is a city and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The city belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet. It is a popular tourist place. The surrounding area includes many small lakes and hills, and is known for its beautiful coastline as well....

 in Aust-Agder
Aust-Agder
is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

 county.

The district was established ahead of the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
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 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
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. 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 Telemark and Aust-Agder counties:
Representative 1 Representative 2 Representative 3 Representative 4 Representative 5
1921
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
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Spangelo, FV Reiersen
Eivind Reiersen
Eivind Reiersen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties. He served one term as an MP, was deputy mayor of Skien, and edited the newspapers Fremover, Ny Dag, Bratsberg-Demokraten Eivind Reiersen (11 June 1877 – 16 September 1947) was a Norwegian...

, A
Støren, H F.C. Knudsen, H Berg, V
1924
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924
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† Støren, H
B. Solberg
Bjarne Solberg
Bjarne Solberg was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Kristiania. He finished his secondary education in 1895, and graduated as cand.med. in 1903. He was hired as municipal physician in Heddal and Notodden in 1907, and was town physician in Notodden from...

, H
Andresen, A Kjølseth
Hans Edvard Kjølseth
Hans Edvard Kjølseth was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Liberal Party.He was born at Øverstedal in Sylte as a son of farmer and joiner Ole Hansen Øverstedal and Aagot Skorgen...

, V
Andersen, H C. Knudsen, H
1927
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1927
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Andersen, H Hafnor, A Pedersen
Jonas Pedersen
Jonas Pedersen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Stavanger. He enrolled as a law student in 1889, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1893...

, V
Ferslew
Christofer Olivius Ferslew
Christofer Olivius Ferslew was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Skien as a son of attorney Gustav Marius Larsen and his wife Caspara Elisabeth Cathrine Torstenson . He finished his secondary education in 1893, and graduated from university with the...

, H
O. Solberg
Ola Solberg
Ola Solberg was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Heradsbygd as a son of painter and smallholder Otto Solberg and his wife Olava Oppegaard . He studied and graduated from Elverum Teachers' College between 1904 and 1907, and then started his...

, A
1930
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1930
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Løvold, H O. Solberg
Ola Solberg
Ola Solberg was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Heradsbygd as a son of painter and smallholder Otto Solberg and his wife Olava Oppegaard . He studied and graduated from Elverum Teachers' College between 1904 and 1907, and then started his...

, A
Hartmann, V Johansen, H Bergland, A
1933
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1933
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O. Solberg
Ola Solberg
Ola Solberg was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Heradsbygd as a son of painter and smallholder Otto Solberg and his wife Olava Oppegaard . He studied and graduated from Elverum Teachers' College between 1904 and 1907, and then started his...

, A
Brinch, H Alexander
Anton Alexander
Anton Alexander was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Tvedestrand as the son of sailor Alexander Paulsen and his wife Anna Andersen . He graduated as cand.real. in 1892, and studied mathematics in Leipzig from 1894 to 1895...

, V
Nilsen, A Johansen, 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:*...

O. Solberg
Ola Solberg
Ola Solberg was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Heradsbygd as a son of painter and smallholder Otto Solberg and his wife Olava Oppegaard . He studied and graduated from Elverum Teachers' College between 1904 and 1907, and then started his...

, A
Wright
Carl August Petersen Wright
Carl August Petersen Wright was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Porsgrunn....

, H
Sollid, V Nilsen, A Brinch, H
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:...

Løberg
Sverre Offenberg Løberg
Sverre Offenberg Løberg was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1934, and was re-elected on five occasions....

, A
Wright
Carl August Petersen Wright
Carl August Petersen Wright was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Porsgrunn....

, H
Berthelsen
Bernhard Berthelsen
Bernhard Berthelsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Berthelsen was born in Sør-Audnedal...

, V
Sunde
Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde
Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Nissedal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion.Sunde was a member of Arendal city council from 1931 to...

, A
Hammerstedt
Karl Eugen Hammerstedt
Karl Eugen Hammerstedt was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped from 11 to 0 seats in Parliament.Markussen was born...

, NKP
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....

Løberg
Sverre Offenberg Løberg
Sverre Offenberg Løberg was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1934, and was re-elected on five occasions....

, A
Sunde
Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde
Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Nissedal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion.Sunde was a member of Arendal city council from 1931 to...

, A
Wright
Carl August Petersen Wright
Carl August Petersen Wright was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Porsgrunn....

, H
Berthelsen
Bernhard Berthelsen
Bernhard Berthelsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Berthelsen was born in Sør-Audnedal...

, V
Løkke
Johannes Pettersen Løkke
Johannes Pettersen Løkke was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Kristiania.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954...

, A


Legend:
  • NKP = Communist Party, Norges Kommunistiske Parti
  • A = Labour Party
    Norwegian Labour Party
    The 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....

    , Det Norske Arbeiderparti
  • SDA = Social Democratic Labour Party
    Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway
    The Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway was a Norwegian political party in the 1920s. Following the Labour Party's entry into the Comintern in 1919, its right wing left the party to form the Social Democratic Labour Party in 1921...

    , Norges Socialdemokratiske Arbeiderparti
  • RF = Radical People's Party (Worker Democrats)
    Radical People's Party
    Radical People's Party was a political party in Norway, originally founded as the Labour Democrats . The party took part in its first elections in 1906. At that time the party was led by Johan Castberg...

    , Det Radikale Folkeparti (Arbeiderdemokratene)
  • KrF = Christian Democratic Party, Kristelig Folkeparti
  • B = Farmers' Party
    Centre Party (Norway)
    The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...

    , Bondepartiet
  • V = Liberal Party
    Venstre (Norway)
    The Liberal Party is a centrist liberal political party in Norway. The party is the oldest in the country, and has enacted reforms such as parliamentarism, freedom of religion, universal suffrage and free education. Since 2010, the leader of the party is Trine Skei Grande...

    , Venstre
  • FV = Liberal Left Party, Frisinnede Venstre
  • H = Conservative Party
    Conservative Party of Norway
    The 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...

    , Høyre
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