Åmmeberg
The first Swedish female aviator, Elsa Andersson, died at age 24 outside Åmmeberg during a parachute jump 22 January 1922 (her third ever).
According to local tradition Queen Christina of Sweden was to confer upon Åmmeberg city privileges, but her carriage broke down in Askersund, and the queen who preferred not travel any further decided that Askersund was to have the city rights.
It was the port of the mining industry in Zinkgruvan, an industry started by a Belgian company Vieille Montagne 1857. The mine belongs to Lundin Mining since June 2004.
It is the summerhome of former Sweden's ambassador to Switzerland, the novelist Jan Mårtenson, and has a small harbour and a seaside-golf course.
Riksdag elections
Åmmeberg is forming an electoral ward with nearby Zinkgruvan. While historically the area has been left-wing with an industrial and mining heritage, this has gradually been eroded in the 21st century, with the electoral ward going to the right-leaning parties for the first time in 2018.
| Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 90.7 | 888 | 3.7 | 62.5 | 19.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 66.2 | 28.8 | |||
| 1976 | 90.5 | 906 | 2.0 | 61.3 | 22.4 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 63.2 | 34.1 | |||
| 1979 | 91.1 | 904 | 4.5 | 62.8 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 67.4 | 28.9 | |||
| 1982 | 92.2 | 951 | 5.0 | 63.9 | 1.1 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 10.7 | 68.9 | 26.8 | ||
| 1985 | 88.4 | 906 | 4.5 | 62.8 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 67.1 | 31.6 | |||
| 1988 | 88.0 | 859 | 5.8 | 62.7 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 72.8 | 23.6 | ||
| 1991 | 85.4 | 818 | 5.4 | 52.9 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 58.3 | 31.4 | |
| 1994 | 87.5 | 856 | 8.8 | 62.4 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 12.0 | 0.6 | 73.9 | 25.5 | |
| 1998 | 79.8 | 780 | 21.4 | 47.2 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 71.0 | 27.6 | ||
| 2002 | 80.3 | 758 | 14.6 | 48.7 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 65.3 | 31.3 | |
| 2006 | 80.3 | 751 | 7.2 | 48.7 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 57.8 | 36.4 | |
| 2010 | 80.3 | 743 | 4.3 | 41.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 28.9 | 7.9 | 48.5 | 42.8 | |
| 2014 | 82.0 | 721 | 6.1 | 39.5 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 16.8 | 21.2 | 48.3 | 28.3 | |
| 2018 | 83.9 | 812 | 5.4 | 33.0 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 15.8 | 30.0 | 45.9 | 53.6 |
References
- ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Askersund - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006 - Askersund" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Åmmeberg - Zinkgruvan - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Åmmeberg - Zinkgruvan - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Åmmeberg - Zinkgruvan - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
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