Editing Valdemarsvik Municipality

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'''Valdemarsvik Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Valdemarsviks kommun}}) is a [[Municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Östergötland County]] in southeast [[Sweden]]. Its seat is located in the town of [[Valdemarsvik]].

Valdemarsvik was originally a market town (''[[köping]]'') under the city of [[Söderköping]]. When the first local government acts came into force in Sweden in 1863 Valdemarsvik was not made a municipality of its own, but part of ''Ringarum''. It was detached from Ringarum in 1914. The municipal reform of 1971 created the present municipality by reuniting Ringarum with Valdemarsvik and also adding ''Gryt'' and a part of the dissolved ''Tjust-Ed''. The latter territory was transferred from [[Kalmar County]].

Geographically, it is notable for an [[archipelago]] and a harbour.

==Sights==
[[Image:Valdemarsvik postcard 1913.jpg|thumb|right|A 1913 postcard from Valdemarsvik]]
The local church is from the 1870s, with extensive renovations in the early 20th century.

==Notable natives==
*[[Lena Ek]], former member of the [[European Parliament]] and the [[Swedish Riksdag|Riksdag]], lives in Valdemarsvik
*[[Nils Liedholm]], professional [[soccer]] player, was born and raised in Valdemarsvik

==Demographics==
This is a demographic table based on Valdemarsvik Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=ValdemarsvikVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-0563-valdemarsvik.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Valdemarsvik i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 7,639 residents, including 6,130 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=ValdemarsvikVal2022/> 42.4% voted for the left coalition and 56.3% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! rowspan="3" |Location
! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
|-
!
! 
! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! 
! 
! 
! 
! 
|-
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
|-
| align="left" |Gryt
| 792
| 721
| 36.3
| 62.3
| 83
| 94
| 6
| 23,664
| 34
|-
| align="left" |Gusum
| 1,694
| 1,307
| 42.3
| 55.5
| 77
| 85
| 15
| 22,078
| 22
|-
| align="left" |Ringarum
| 1,306
| 1,067
| 34.4
| 64.6
| 85
| 95
| 5
| 24,192
| 25
|-
| align="left" |Tryserum-Ö Ed
| 833
| 703
| 33.3
| 65.4
| 86
| 95
| 5
| 22,737
| 28
|-
| align="left" |Valdemarsvik 1
| 1,751
| 1,389
| 50.7
| 48.0
| 75
| 83
| 17
| 19,661
| 22
|-
| align="left" |Valdemarsvik 2
| 1,263
| 943
| 49.1
| 50.3
| 76
| 79
| 21
| 22,237
| 25
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=ValdemarsvikVal2022/>
|}

==Elections==

===[[Swedish Riksdag|Riksdag]]===
These are the results of the Riksdag elections of Söderköping Municipality since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the [[Sweden Democrats]] were not published by [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] between 1988 and 1998 at a municipal level to the party's small nationwide size at the time. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of the electorate casting a ballot, whereas "Votes" only denotes valid votes.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! [[Left Party (Sweden)|V]]
! [[Social Democrats (Sweden)|S]]
! [[Green Party (Sweden)|MP]]
! [[Centre Party (Sweden)|C]]
! [[Liberals (Sweden)|L]]
! [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|KD]]
! [[Moderate Party|M]]
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! [[New Democracy (Sweden)|ND]]
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 162)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 92.8
| 5,892
| 3.9
| 46.5
| 0.0
| 30.9
| 5.3
| 2.2
| 11.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 157)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 93.6
| 6,229
| 2.8
| 46.7
| 0.0
| 30.4
| 5.3
| 1.9
| 13.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 181)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 92.7
| 6,289
| 3.5
| 46.9
| 0.0
| 26.2
| 5.7
| 1.6
| 15.2
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 182)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 92.9
| 6,857
| 3.5
| 47.8
| 1.3
| 23.0
| 3.9
| 2.0
| 18.4
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 183)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 91.7
| 6,047
| 3.4
| 48.0
| 0.9
| 21.2
| 8.7
| 0.0
| 17.7
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 164)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 87.3
| 5,674
| 3.3
| 47.7
| 4.0
| 20.8
| 6.9
| 2.5
| 14.7
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 24)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 87.5
| 5,736
| 2.9
| 41.8
| 2.2
| 16.4
| 4.7
| 6.8
| 16.7
| 0.0
| 7.1
|-
| [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 38)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 87.9
| 5,817
| 3.6
| 47.8
| 4.7
| 15.4
| 2.9
| 4.5
| 18.0
| 0.0
| 1.5
|-
| [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/Grupp/Hitta_statistik/Historisk_statistik/_Dokument/Valstatistiken/Valstatistik%20Allmanna%20valen%201998%20Del%201%20Riksdagen.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 34)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 81.8
| 5,306
| 9.2
| 39.5
| 3.7
| 14.0
| 1.7
| 11.6
| 18.4
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/05R/0563/0563.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Valdemarsviks kommun 2002|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 80.6
| 5,123
| 5.7
| 43.4
| 3.3
| 15.4
| 7.7
| 9.0
| 13.8
| 0.4
| 0.0
|-
| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/kommun/05/63/roster.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Valdemarsviks kommun 2006|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 82.5
| 5,214
| 4.0
| 40.2
| 2.7
| 14.7
| 4.2
| 6.6
| 22.9
| 2.5
| 0.0
|-
| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kommun/05/63/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Valdemarsviks kommun 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 85.0
| 5,331
| 4.1
| 37.0
| 4.2
| 11.9
| 4.2
| 5.2
| 26.2
| 6.4
| 0.0
|-
| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/kommun/05/63/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Valdemarsviks kommun 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 87.1
| 5,378
| 3.7
| 35.3
| 3.3
| 10.5
| 2.8
| 3.5
| 20.0
| 18.5
| 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! Left
! Right
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! Other
! Elected
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]
| 92.8
| 5,892
| '''50.4'''
| 47.2
| 0.0
| 0.6
| 99.4
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]
| 93.6
| 6,229
| 49.5
| '''48.7'''
| 0.0
| 1.8
| 98.2
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]
| 92.7
| 6,289
| 50.4
| '''47.1'''
| 0.0
| 2.5
| 97.5
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]
| 92.9
| 6,857
| '''51.3'''
| 45.3
| 0.0
| 3.4
| 96.6
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]
| 91.7
| 6,047
| '''51.4'''
| 47.6
| 0.0
| 1.0
| 99.0
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]
| 87.3
| 5,674
| '''55.0'''
| 42.4
| 0.0
| 2.6
| 97.4
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]
| 87.5
| 5,736
| 44.7
| '''44.6'''
| 0.0
| 10.7
| 96.4
|-
| [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]
| 87.9
| 5,817
| '''56.1'''
| 40.8
| 0.0
| 3.1
| 96.9
|-
| [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]
| 81.8
| 5,306
| '''52.4'''
| 45.7
| 0.0
| 1.9
| 98.1
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]
| 80.6
| 5,123
| '''52.4'''
| 45.9
| 0.0
| 1.7
| 98.3
|-
| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]
| 82.5
| 5,214
| 46.9
| '''48.4'''
| 0.0
| 4.7
| 95.3
|-
| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]
| 85.0
| 5,331
| 45.3
| '''47.5'''
| 6.4
| 0.8
| 99.2
|-
| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]
| 87.1
| 5,378
| '''42.3'''
| 36.8
| 18.5
| 2.4
| 97.6
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.valdemarsvik.se/ Valdemarsvik Municipality] - Official site
*[https://runeberg.org/nfck/0215.html Article ''Valdemarsvik''] - From [[Nordisk familjebok]] (in [[Swedish language|Swedish]])

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Valdemarsvik
 | N = [[Söderköping Municipality|Söderköping]]
 | E = ''[[Baltic Sea]]''
 | S = [[Västervik Municipality|Västervik]] ([[Kalmar County|Kalmar]])
 | W = [[Åtvidaberg Municipality|Åtvidaberg]]
}}
{{Östergötland County}}
{{Localities in Valdemarsvik Municipality}}
{{Authority control}}

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