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14-461: The present municipality was established in 1971 when the market town ( köping ) Båstad was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities. One parish was transferred from Halland County . There are 6 localities in Båstad Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters. This is

28-439: A demographic table based on Båstad Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT 's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 15,624 residents, including 12,600 Swedish citizens of voting age. 35.3% voted for the left coalition and 63.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. Below are

42-467: A majority in every election from 1912 until 2014, regaining it in 2018 and losing it again in 2022. However, even when only able to form a minority, the right-wing have controlled the regional board. The table details all Riksdag election results of Halland County since the unicameral era began in 1970 . The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards

56-537: Is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Counties mainly serve administrative purposes in Sweden. The culture and history of the area is to be found in its provincial counterpart Halland . The county was designed with virtually the same boundaries as the province. The major exception is a part of Hylte Municipality , which belongs to the province of Småland . The main aim of

70-507: Is the local government for Halland County, and is controlled by the regional council and regional board of Halland. The regional council is elected directly by the residents in regional elections held every four years at the same time as municipal and Riksdag elections. Among the main responsibilities of the Halland Regional Council ( Region Halland ) are health care and public transit. The right-leaning political parties have held

84-585: The County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government , to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a governor. See List of Halland Governors . Region Halland

98-629: 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

112-453: The agencies and preparing decision and policy papers for the government as a collective body to decide upon. A Cabinet Minister is explicitly prohibited from interfering with the day-to-day operation in an agency or the outcome in individual cases. The cardinal rule is that Ministers are not allowed to issue orders to agencies in their portfolio personally (with only a few exceptions) as the government agencies are subject to decisions made by

126-470: The construction of the Hallandsås Tunnel through the ridge caused fishes in the streams to die and cows grazing on the ridge to become paralyzed due to the poisonous substance acrylamide used by the digging company to counteract the high level of groundwater in the ridge. Halland County Halland County (Swedish: Hallands län , [ˈhǎlːan(d)s ˈlɛːn] ) is a county ( län ) on

140-627: The end of the elected parliament. Sweden's counties are entities for Sweden's municipalities , responsible for such things as child care, education, street planning, etc. Municipalities in Halland County are, from north to south, with the numbers of inhabitants:: In Halland Province: (2021) The five most populous localities of Halland County in 2020: SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and

154-544: The last year on record alone. 56°43′00″N 12°49′16″E  /  56.716566°N 12.821045°E  / 56.716566; 12.821045 Government Agencies in Sweden The government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden . The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor

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168-419: The party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag. Extending through the municipality, marking the border to the province Halland , is the ridge of Hallandia, or Hallandsåsen . It is one of the highest points in the otherwise flat-terrained Scania , with a height of 226 meters. The ridge reached the public eye in 1997, when

182-523: The results since the 1973 municipal reform listed. Between 1988 and 1998 the Sweden Democrats ' results were not published by the SCB due to the party's small size nationwide. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of the electorate casting a ballot, but "Votes" only applies to valid ballots cast. Blocs This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to

196-455: The western coast of Sweden . It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland . The capital is Halmstad . Prince Julian, the son of Prince Carl Philip , is Duke of Halland. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland , Jönköping , Kronoberg , Scania and the sea of the Kattegat . The County of Halland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Halland. When it

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