Askersund Municipality (Askersunds kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Askersund.
Askersund Municipality
Askersunds kommun | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Askersund Town Hall | |
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Coordinates: 58°53′N 14°54′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Örebro County |
Seat | Askersund |
Area | |
• Total | 1,019.74 km2 (393.72 sq mi) |
• Land | 815.99 km2 (315.06 sq mi) |
• Water | 203.75 km2 (78.67 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 11,534 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Närke |
Municipal code | 1882 |
Website | www.askersund.se |
The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Askersund was merged with the rural municipalities Hammar and Lerbäck.
Askersund's two twin towns with the year of its establishing:
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.
Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
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1973[3] | 90.1 | 7,452 | 2.4 | 47.7 | 29.9 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 50.1 | 45.8 | |||
1976[4] | 91.2 | 7,787 | 2.2 | 46.5 | 31.2 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 48.7 | 48.6 | |||
1979[5] | 90.2 | 7,820 | 2.9 | 47.1 | 24.1 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 14.5 | 50.0 | 46.3 | |||
1982[6] | 90.9 | 8,058 | 2.9 | 50.8 | 1.2 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 15.9 | 53.7 | 41.9 | ||
1985[7] | 89.6 | 7,936 | 3.0 | 50.6 | 0.9 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 53.6 | 45.3 | |||
1988[8] | 86.9 | 7,651 | 4.0 | 49.8 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 12.2 | 57.5 | 37.9 | ||
1991[9] | 86.8 | 7,769 | 3.2 | 43.8 | 2.3 | 13.1 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 47.0 | 43.6 | |
1994[10] | 87.3 | 7,957 | 5.6 | 52.4 | 3.9 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 14.9 | 0.8 | 61.9 | 36.8 | |
1998[11] | 81.8 | 7,273 | 12.8 | 42.5 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 15.8 | 58.9 | 39.3 | ||
2002[12] | 81.0 | 7,186 | 8.5 | 45.4 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 57.1 | 39.6 | |
2006[13] | 82.7 | 7,371 | 5.4 | 43.9 | 3.5 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 52.7 | 42.2 | |
2010[14] | 84.8 | 7,628 | 4.6 | 39.4 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 25.6 | 5.8 | 48.9 | 44.6 | |
2014[15] | 86.7 | 7,664 | 4.4 | 37.9 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 46.4 | 33.4 | |
2018[16] | 88.6 | 7,818 | 5.5 | 32.2 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 16.5 | 23.3 | 49.1 | 49.5 |
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Municipalities and seats of Örebro County | ||
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Municipalities |
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Localities in Askersund Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden | |
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