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Survey of elected representatives in municipalities and county councils 2011:

Older persons no longer underrepresented

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2012-06-07 9.30

The percentage of elected representatives age 65 and older continues to increase. This group has nearly doubled in size compared to 2003.

As a whole, this group is no longer underrepresented among elected representatives compared to the population. Older men are now actually somewhat overrepresented.

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