Municipal and county council election, persons entitled to vote, 2011

Figure 1 shows the share of voters with an immigrant background in each county, grouped by country background. A total of 60 300 have a background from a Nordic country, while 138 900 have a background from one of the other European countries. The eligible voters with a European background make up about 52 per cent of eligible voters with an immigrant background.

The rest are distributed into 124 300 with an Asian background, 40 700 with an African background, 9 600 from North and Central America, 11 800 with a South American background and 1 100 from Oceania.

Oslo stands out, with one in four eligible voters having an immigrant background. Persons with a non-European background constitute the largest group among these.

First time voters without Norwegian citizenship

A total of 87 000 of the eligible voters with an immigrant background are first time voters who are older than 18 years old. This group makes up 5.1 per cent of all eligible voters in Oslo, and1 per cent in Nord-Trøndelag.

Tables:

• Table 1 Entitled to vote and first-time voters aged 18-19, by sex. First-time voters 20 years and more, by origin. Municipal council and county council election 2011. Absolute figures and per cent
• Table 2 Persons entitled to vote of immigrant population at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by age, sex and country background
• Table 3 Persons entitled to vote of immigrant population at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by country background and county
• Table 4 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. østfold
• Table 5 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Akershus
• Table 6 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Oslo
• Table 7 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Hedmark
• Table 8 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Oppland
• Table 9 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Buskerud
• Table 10 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Vestfold
• Table 11 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Telemark
• Table 12 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Aust-Agder
• Table 13 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Vest-Agder
• Table 14 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Rogaland
• Table 15 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Hordaland
• Table 16 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Sogn og Fjordane
• Table 17 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Møre og Romsdal
• Table 18 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Sør-Trøndelag
• Table 19 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Nord-Trøndelag
• Table 20 Persons entitled to vote at the at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Nordland
• Table 21 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Troms Romsa
• Table 22 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by sex, municipal and constituency. Finnmark Finnmárku
• Table 23 Persons entitled to vote at the municipal council and county council election 2011, by age, sex and county
• Table 24 Persons entitled to vote 16 and 17 years old at the municipal council and county council election 2011. By sex. Selected municipalities.
• Table 25 First-time voters 18 years and more of foreign origin, by origin. Municipal council and county council election 2011