Division Men/Women in municipal councils

Present Timeline Index

Last update: 2026-10-06

Explanation

Based on election data from the Election Authority (2002-) and previous years by the National Tax Board, statistics are processed and presented in different ways.
Election results:
The number/ proportion eligible to vote, the number/proportion that voted and the distribution of valid votes among the parties in general elections, the distribution of mandates and presentation of the number of personal votes in different ways.
Elected:
The number and proportion of elected representatives by party and gender.

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Division Men/Women in municipal councils after the 2026 election

Municipality/Region	Number of seats			Per cent
Municipality/Region	Women	Men	Total	Women	Men	Total
Arjeplog	10	11	21	47,6	52,4	100
Arvidsjaur	10	13	23	43,5	56,5	100
Boden	24	25	49	49,0	51,0	100
Gällivare	15	20	35	42,9	57,1	100
Haparanda	15	16	31	48,4	51,6	100
Jokkmokk	8	15	23	34,8	65,2	100
Kalix	16	21	37	43,2	56,8	100
Kiruna	16	29	45	35,6	64,4	100
Luleå	27	34	61	44,3	55,7	100
Pajala	12	9	21	57,1	42,9	100
Piteå	25	26	51	49,0	51,0	100
Älvsbyn	13	14	27	48,1	51,9	100
Överkalix	12	13	25	48,0	52,0	100
Övertorneå	11	14	25	44,0	56,0	100
Average Norrbotten County	214	260	474	45,1	54,9	100
Source: The Election Authority

Distribution of women (%) in municipal councils after the election in 1991-2026

Municipality/Region	Distribution of women (%)
Municipality/Region	1991	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026
Arjeplog	32,3	48,4	45,2	48,4	45,2	51,6	43,9	42,9	42,9	47,6
Arvidsjaur	31,7	48,8	43,9	38,7	29,0	45,2	44,8	42,9	39,1	43,5
Boden	32,7	38,8	42,9	44,9	38,8	38,8	38,8	40,8	40,8	49,0
Gällivare	36,6	46,3	48,8	51,2	48,8	48,8	43,9	46,3	42,9	42,9
Haparanda	29,3	43,9	40,0	34,3	45,7	54,3	48,6	56,7	51,6	48,4
Jokkmokk	34,3	48,6	37,1	42,9	51,6	41,9	48,4	44,0	43,5	34,8
Kalix	24,4	39,0	36,6	39,0	46,3	48,8	48,8	51,2	51,4	43,2
Kiruna	37,8	35,6	42,2	42,2	44,4	42,2	42,2	44,4	42,2	35,6
Luleå	39,3	44,3	50,8	45,9	45,9	47,5	47,5	42,6	45,9	44,3
Pajala	31,7	41,5	30,3	39,4	51,5	42,4	48,5	57,1	47,6	57,1
Piteå	35,3	45,1	47,1	45,1	47,1	51,0	51,0	49,0	47,1	49,0
Älvsbyn	33,3	41,0	43,6	41,0	45,2	41,9	54,8	48,4	51,6	48,1
Överkalix	32,3	41,9	41,9	45,2	48,4	41,9	43,3	48,0	44,0	48,0
Övertorneå	23,1	30,8	20,0	34,3	40,0	41,9	38,7	48,0	44,0	44,0
Average Norrbotten County	32,8	42,3	41,5	42,7	44,9	45,8	45,8	46,8	45,4	45,1
Average Sweden	34,1	41,3	41,6	42,4	42,3	43,0	43,7	43,3	43,3	-
Source: The Election Authority

Distribution of women in municipal councils after the election in 1991-2026. Index year 1991=100

Municipality/Region	Index 1991=100
Municipality/Region	1991	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026
Arjeplog	100	150	140	150	140	160	136	133	133	148
Arvidsjaur	100	154	138	122	92	142	141	135	123	137
Boden	100	119	131	138	119	119	119	125	125	150
Gällivare	100	127	133	140	133	133	120	127	117	117
Haparanda	100	150	137	117	156	185	166	194	176	165
Jokkmokk	100	142	108	125	151	122	141	128	127	101
Kalix	100	160	150	160	190	200	200	210	211	177
Kiruna	100	94	112	112	118	112	112	118	112	94
Luleå	100	113	129	117	117	121	121	108	117	113
Pajala	100	131	96	124	162	134	153	180	150	180
Piteå	100	128	133	128	133	144	144	139	133	139
Älvsbyn	100	123	131	123	135	126	165	145	155	144
Överkalix	100	130	130	140	150	130	134	149	136	149
Övertorneå	100	133	87	149	173	182	168	208	191	191
Average Norrbotten County	100	129	127	130	137	140	140	143	139	138
Average Sweden	100	121	122	124	124	126	128	127	127	-
Source: The Election Authority