Karlstad Municipality Karlstad Municipality is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden . Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad. The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number of surrounding rural municipalities .Localities Alster Blombacka Karlstad Killstad Molkom Skattkärr Skåre Slängserud Vallargärdet VäsePolitics Municipalities are responsible for government-mandated duties, and elections for the Municipal council are held every four years, parallel to the general elections . The inhabitants of Karlstad have a tendency to vote close to the national results at the general elections, making it the generally accepted Bellwether town of Sweden.Elections Riksdag These are the local results of the Riksdag elections since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats were not published by SCB between 1988 and 1998 at a municipal level to the party's small nationwide size at the time. "Votes" denotes valid votes, whereas "Turnout" denotes also blank and invalid votes.Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND 1973 92.0 47,969 4.2 45.0 0.0 24.3 10.1 0.8 15.0 0.0 0.0 1976 92.6 50,261 3.8 41.8 0.0 22.6 12.1 0.5 18.8 0.0 0.0 1979 91.6 51,435 4.8 43.5 0.0 16.1 10.0 0.6 24.2 0.0 0.0 1982 92.2 52,341 5.0 46.4 1.8 13.2 5.7 1.0 26.9 0.0 0.0 1985 90.5 52,538 4.8 45.2 1.9 9.2 14.6 0.0 24.3 0.0 0.0 1988 85.8 50,120 5.2 44.4 5.2 10.4 12.6 1.8 20.1 0.0 0.0 1991 87.5 51,742 4.2 37.5 3.3 7.2 9.5 7.0 23.7 0.0 7.0 1994 88.0 52,738 6.4 44.4 4.9 6.3 8.3 3.8 24.3 0.0 1.1 1998 82.8 50,206 12.7 36.4 4.9 4.1 4.7 12.0 23.2 0.0 0.0 2002 82.0 51,272 7.9 39.9 4.8 5.7 14.2 8.6 15.2 1.4 0.0 2006 83.6 53,554 6.0 36.8 5.5 7.5 7.7 6.5 25.2 2.3 0.0 2010 86.1 57,709 5.5 32.9 8.0 5.5 7.5 5.3 29.9 4.2 0.0 2014 87.7 61,111 5.5 34.7 7.8 5.7 5.3 4.5 23.3 9.6 0.0 2018 89.0 63,334 7.9 31.7 4.8 8.5 5.7 6.4 19.5 14.1 0.0
Blocs This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to 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 the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected 1973 92.0 47,969 49.2 49.4 0.0 1.4 98.6 1976 92.6 50,261 45.6 53.5 0.0 0.9 99.1 1979 91.6 51,435 48.3 50.3 0.0 1.4 98.6 1982 92.2 52,341 51.4 45.8 0.0 2.8 97.2 1985 90.5 52,538 50.0 48.1 0.0 1.9 98.1 1988 85.8 50,120 54.8 43.1 0.0 2.1 97.9 1991 87.5 51,742 41.7 47.4 0.0 11.9 96.1 1994 88.0 52,738 55.7 42.7 0.0 1.6 98.4 1998 82.8 50,206 54.0 44.0 0.0 2.0 98.0 2002 82.0 51,272 52.6 43.7 0.0 3.7 96.3 2006 83.6 53,554 48.3 46.9 0.0 4.8 95.2 2010 86.1 57,709 46.4 48.2 4.2 1.2 98.8 2014 87.7 61,111 48.0 38.8 9.6 3.6 96.4 2018 89.0 63,334 44.5 40.1 14.1 1.5 98.5
Notable natives Bengt Alsterlind, TV host Zarah Leander, singer Sven-Erik Magnusson, singer/dance band artist Christer Sjögren, rock/dansband singer Ulf Sterner, ice hockey player Elgen Helge, local heroSites of interest Alsters herrgård, the manor house where Gustaf Fröding was born Karlstad Church, built in 1730 An indoor ice rink and event arena, Löfbergs Arena , expanded in 2002 to host the Ice Hockey World Championships Botanical gardens The masonic lodge where the negotiations for the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway were held in 1905 A runestone Vr 2, one of four known in Värmland A history museum A nature museumInternational relations The municipality is twinned with:
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