Karlsby
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Karlsby | |
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City and municipality | |
| City of Karlsby Sted âb Karlsby (Azmaran) | |
 St. Wiljâm's Cathedral with the Ajsen in the foreground. | |
 Flag | |
| Etymology: From Karl and by (town), literally "Karl's town" | |
| Country |  Azmara |
| Province | Haadland |
| Fief | Grooter-Karlsby |
| Government | |
| • Body | Karlsby City Council |
| • Mayor | Krystiina Maartensdohter (Green) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 97 km2 (37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 102,377 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Fief | 172,384 |
| Demonym | Karlsbyjer |
| Town code | 7-KB |
Karlsby, officially the City of Karlsby (Azmaran: Sted âb Karlsby), is an Azmaran cathedral city located on the banks of the river Ajsen, approximately 105 kilometres east-northeast of Aalmsted and 70 kilometres west-northwest of the port city of Heuthenberg. With a population of 102,377 within the city limits and a broader population of 172,384 within the Fief of Grooter-Karlsby, the city is the largest settlement within the province of Haadland of which it serves as the administrative centre.
History
Geography
Demographics
Governance
As with other Azmaran municipalities, Karlsby is governed by a directly-elected Mayor and a City Council elected under proportional representation.
Mayor
The current Mayor of Karlsby is Krystiina Maartensdohter of the Green Party, who first elected in 2019. She was re-elected in 2023, winning a significant plurality in the first round on the 11 May and beating Karl Johanssun of the Workers' Party by a 23% margin in the second round on the 25th.
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Krystiina Maartensdohter | Green Party/The Radicals | 34.6 | 26,278 | 61.3 | 45,837 | |
| Karl Johanssun | Workers' Party | 19.7 | 14,962 | 38.7 | 28,938 | |
| Dagmar Freisdohter | Gold Flame | 18.9 | 14,353 | |||
| Mikel Wiljâmssun | Active Karlsby | 10.2 | 7,747 | |||
| Laara Hanksdohter | Student Federation/Vox Karlsby | 9.4 | 7,139 | |||
| Inger Aleksdohter | Centre Party | 6.5 | 4,936 | |||
| Þurisas Ryginssun | Karlsby Motorist | 0.7 | 532 | |||
| Valid votes | 74,454 | 98.0 | 73,755 | 97.1 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,493 | 2.0 | 2,192 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | 75,947 | 100.0 | 74,775 | 100.0 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 81,293 | 93.4 | 81,293 | 92.0 | ||
| Source: Haadland Ministry of Provincial Affairs | ||||||
City council
Karlsby City Council consists of 40 members, with the most recent council election occuring alongside the 2023 mayoral election.
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers' Party (Ap) | 14,599 | 19.2 | 8 | |||
| Green Party (Groon) | 13,990 | 18.4 | 8 | |||
| Gold Flame (GF) | 13,913 | 18.3 | 8 | |||
| The Radicals (R) | 10,264 | 13.5 | 5 | |||
| Active Karlsby (DK) | 7,527 | 9.9 | 4 | |||
| Centre Party (Mp) | 4,638 | 6.1 | 2 | |||
| Student Federation (KB) | 4,182 | 5.5 | 2 | |||
| Haadlandic Vanguard (HV) | 2,813 | 3.7 | 1 | |||
| Vox Karlsby (Vox) | 2,357 | 3.1 | 1 | |||
| Blue and White (BeH) | 1,749 | 2.3 | 1 | |||
| Total votes | 76,032 | 100.0 | 40 | ±0 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 81,293 | 93.5 |  0.2
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| Source: Haadland Ministry of Provincial Affairs | ||||||