Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties

The Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties (Norwegian: Kjøpstedene i Telemark og Aust-Agder fylker) was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns (Norwegian: kjøpsteder) of Brevik, Kragerø, Notodden, Porsgrunn and Skien in Telemark county and Arendal, Grimstad and Risør in Aust-Agder 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.

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	Spangelo, FV	Reiersen, A	Støren, H	F.C. Knudsen, H	Berg, V
1924	† Støren, H B. Solberg, H	Andresen, A	Kjølseth, V	Andersen, H	C. Knudsen, H
1927	Andersen, H	Hafnor, A	Pedersen, V	Ferslew, H	O. Solberg, A
1930	Løvold, H	O. Solberg, A	Hartmann, V	Johansen, H	Bergland, A
1933	O. Solberg, A	Brinch, H	Alexander, V	Nilsen, A	Johansen, H
1936	O. Solberg, A	Wright, H	Sollid, V	Nilsen, A	Brinch, H
1945	Løberg, A	Wright, H	Berthelsen, V	Sunde, A	Hammerstedt, NKP
1949	Løberg, A	Sunde, A	Wright, H	Berthelsen, V	Løkke, A

Legend:

• NKP = Communist Party, Norges Kommunistiske Parti
• A = Labour Party, Det Norske Arbeiderparti
• SDA = Social Democratic Labour Party, Norges Socialdemokratiske Arbeiderparti
• RF = Radical People's Party (Worker Democrats), Det Radikale Folkeparti (Arbeiderdemokratene)
• KrF = Christian Democratic Party, Kristelig Folkeparti
• B = Farmers' Party, Bondepartiet
• V = Liberal Party, Venstre
• FV = Liberal Left Party, Frisinnede Venstre
• H = Conservative Party, Høyre

References

• Parliamentary representatives - Norwegian Parliament official site