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No increase in female representation [Corrected 20.12.2011]
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Municipal and county council election, candidates and representatives, 2011

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No increase in female representation [Corrected 20.12.2011]

Total number of female chairmen and representatives is stable compared to 2007. A somewhat larger share of the elected members to the municipal councils was immigrants in the 2011 election compared to the previous one in 2007. 42 per cent of all the representatives have an income above NOK 500 000.

Member of the local councils, by age and sex. 2011

Compared to the election in 2007 the proportion of female representatives is stable, about 38 per cent. The Socialist Left Party is the only party where women make up more than half of the representatives - 51 per cent, followed by the Labour Party with 44 per cent. In the Progress Party the proportion of women is - as in the last election - lowest of all the mayor parties with 27 per cent.

Stable proportion of female chairmen

The chairmen election resulted in 96 female chairmen, compared to 97 in 2007. Female chairmen now account for 22 per cent of all chairmen. The Labour Party has most in total with 34 followed by the Conservative Party with 32.

Municipal council elections and County council elections 1959-2011. Percentage females among representatives

2.5 per cent of the representatives are immigrants

In total, 268 immigrants were elected to the municipal councils. This is an increase of 45 representatives since the previous election. These representatives accounts for 2.5 per cent of the total number of representatives compared to 2 per cent in the 2007 election. 68 per cent, or 180, were from Asia, Africa, Latin-America and Europe except EU/EEA, while 88 were fromthe EU/EEA, Northern America and Oceania.

Still underrepresented

Even if the representatives with an immigrant background still are underrepresented, this election brings a result were there is a certain better accordance between the total share of representatives and the total number of persons entitled to vote, than in 2007.

With 5 per cent, the Socialist Left Party has the largest share of representatives with an immigrant background, followed by the Labour Party with 4 per cent and the Conservative Party with 2 per cent. In contrast, the Centre Party has the least share of all the parties with 0.4 per cent. The Labour Party and the Conservatives see an increase of 1 percentage points in representatives with an immigrant background, while the share has decreased with 2 percentage points in the Socialist Left Party.

Members of the local councils, by education, party/electoral list and sex. 2011. Per cent

Males aged 40 to 59 years dominates

There is an uneven representation of age groups in municipal councils. The dominating age groups are 40-49 years and 50-59 years, accounting for 29 and 26 per cent of the representatives each, while they account for 19 and 17 per cent respectively of the people entitled to vote in these groups. Men aged 40-59 represent 35 per cent of the elected representatives, but only 18 per cent of those eligible to vote. Women aged 60 and above are underrepresented, as are people below 30 years of age with 4 and 5 per cent of the representatives, respectively. Compared to the election in 2007, there is minor changes in the representatives age composition, but still, a minor increase in the share of the representatives aged 60 and above and people below 30 can be observed.

Members of the local councils by gross income, sex and party/electoral list. 2011. Per Cent

The Conservative Party won most new chairmen, the Labour Party lost most

Of the major parties only the Conservative Party and the Centre Party have increased their proportion of total number of chairmen compared to the 2007 election. The Conservative Party won most new chairmen with 44, and now has 119. The Conservative Party now passed the Centre Party as the party with the second most chairmen in total. The Labour Party lost most with 25 compared to 2007, but still has most chairmen with 154. The Centre Party won three new chairmen and now has 86. Local lists now have 17 chairmen compared to 8 in 2007.

The government coalition parties together have 57 per cent of the chairmen, compared to 62 per cent in the last election. The opposition parties have 153 chairmen, or about 36 per cent - an increase of 7 percentage points from 2007.

Female representatives with higher education

Nearly 50 per cent of the representatives have completed a degree in higher education. The female representatives generally have a higher education level than the male representatives. In total, 55 per cent of the female representatives have completed a degree in higher education, compared to 41 per cent of the males.

Among the parties, the representatives from the Socialist Party differ from the other mayor parties with the largest part of the representatives with an degree in higher education: in total 75 per cent. Progress Party had 23 per cent representatives with higher education.

More representatives with high income

In general, the level of income has increased since the election in 2007 - which also is reflected in the income level of the elected representatives. The proportion of the representatives with an income above NOK 500 000, has increased to constitute 42 per cent of the total. Compared to 2007, this proportion has increased with 19 percentage points.

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