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Statistics on

Storting election, candidates

The statistics cover all parties’ candidates in the Parliamentary election and are disaggregated by age, sex and education. Time series from 2005.

Updated: 14 August 2025
Next update: Not yet determined

Selected figures from these statistics

  • Candidates at storting election. Proportion of women by party/electoral list
    Candidates at storting election. Proportion of women by party/electoral list
    Per cent
    201720212025
    Total424043
    Labour Party505050
    Progress Party353535
    Conservative Party614848
    Christian Democratic Party465049
    Centre Party514851
    Socialist Left Party545355
    Liberal Party515250
    Green Party525353
    Red Party505655
    Other lists283136
    Explanation of symbols
  • Storting election. Candidates, by political party and sex
    Storting election. Candidates, by political party and sex
    2025
    Candidates
    TotalMalesFemales
    Total4 9122 8172 095
    Labour Party281141140
    Progress Party27117794
    Conservative Party283148135
    Christian Democratic Party274141133
    Centre Party280138142
    Socialist Left Party280125155
    Liberal Party279140139
    Red Party279126153
    Democratic Party of Norway25721047
    The Welfare and Innovation Party272167105
    Green Party280133147
    Communist Party of Norway1284
    The Pensioners' Party25415995
    Conservative Party276171105
    Industrial-, commerce & business Party23418648
    Partiet Sentrum257124133
    Generation Party28320974
    Pasientfokus1046
    The Loneliness Party22139
    Peace and Justice23493141
    The DNI Party269117152
    Save Ullevål Hospital25178
    Explanation of symbols
  • Storting election. Candidates, by party/electoral list and sex and if they were candidates in previous election
    Storting election. Candidates, by party/electoral list and sex and if they were candidates in previous election
    2025
    Candidates that also were candidates in previous electionCandidates that not were candidates in previous election
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
    Total7025252 1151 570
    Labour Party51419099
    Progress Party84349360
    Conservative Party54539482
    Christian Democratic Party51489085
    Centre Party58538089
    Socialist Left Party354990106
    Liberal Party395110188
    Green Party384595102
    Communist Party of Norway0084
    The Pensioners' Party471711278
    Red Party (RV)434483109
    Other lists202901 179668
    Explanation of symbols
  • Storting election. Candidates, by party/electoral list, sex and age. Per cent
    Storting election. Candidates, by party/electoral list, sex and age. Per cent
    2025
    Absolute figuresPer cent
    Total, both sexes18-29 years30-39 years40-49 years50-59 years60 years or older
    MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
    Total4 9126.25.47.66.49.79.414.311.419.610.0
    Labour Party2819.312.111.07.813.29.312.116.44.64.3
    Progress Party27112.24.49.64.88.18.123.612.911.84.4
    Conservative Party2839.910.26.45.711.710.212.414.812.06.7
    Christian Democratic Party2747.74.77.35.18.013.110.216.818.28.8
    Centre Party2808.212.16.89.610.713.613.912.19.63.2
    Socialist Left Party2806.412.58.28.211.115.79.310.79.68.2
    Liberal Party2799.76.510.010.07.915.114.012.28.66.1
    Green Party2807.98.67.911.412.115.412.111.17.56.1
    Red Party2796.18.29.311.511.516.87.510.810.87.5
    Other lists2 4053.71.76.74.58.95.715.89.629.214.1
    Explanation of symbols
  • Storting election. Candidates, by party/electoral list, education and sex. Per cent
    Storting election. Candidates, by party/electoral list, education and sex. Per cent
    2025
    Absolute figuresPer cent
    TotalPrimary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)Upper secondary education (level 3-5)Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)
    Both sexesMalesFemaleMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
    Total4 9122 8172 09511.08.538.226.729.339.721.125.0
    Labour Party2811411408.54.329.824.339.041.422.030.0
    Progress Party2711779415.811.750.945.719.831.913.610.6
    Conservative Party2831481355.41.532.413.333.146.728.438.5
    Christian Democratic Party2741411334.33.027.012.836.251.932.632.3
    Centre Party2801381426.52.139.123.231.252.123.222.5
    Socialist Left Party2801251554.03.924.019.432.842.639.233.5
    Liberal Party2791401394.31.417.915.137.941.039.342.4
    Green Party2801331477.55.424.815.030.829.336.150.3
    Red Party27912615312.715.731.730.138.134.617.519.6
    Other lists2 4051 54885713.613.143.734.526.437.115.815.2
    Explanation of symbols
  • Storting Election. Candidates, by gross income, sex and party/electoral list. Per cent
    Storting Election. Candidates, by gross income, sex and party/electoral list. Per cent
    2025
    Absolute figuresPer cent
    TotalLess than 100 000 NOKLess than 100 000 NOK100 000 - 199 999 NOK100 000 - 199 999 NOK200 000 - 299 999 NOK200 000 - 299 999 NOK300 000 - 399 999 NOK300 000 - 399 999 NOK400 000 - 499 999 NOK400 000 - 499 999 NOK500 000 - 599 999 NOK500 000 - 599 999 NOK600 000 - 699 999 NOK600 000 - 699 999 NOK700 000 - 799 999 NOK700 000 - 799 999 NOK800 000 - 899 999 NOK800 000 - 899 999 NOK900 000 - 999 999 NOK900 000 - 999 999 NOK1 000 000 NOK or more1 000 000 NOK or more
    Both sexesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
    Total4 9124.13.42.94.24.57.67.08.59.111.110.510.811.311.510.210.57.77.75.96.226.818.6
    Labour Party2815.05.73.52.91.44.32.10.71.44.35.76.412.85.79.910.77.85.09.915.740.438.6
    Progress Party2713.43.24.02.14.04.33.45.36.813.88.513.87.97.43.417.08.510.613.65.336.717.0
    Conservative Party2831.43.73.43.04.79.63.42.24.72.22.71.54.15.24.110.48.111.98.811.154.739.3
    Christian Democratic Party2744.30.82.83.02.15.33.52.32.16.89.97.511.321.812.116.515.610.57.16.829.118.8
    Centre Party2801.40.02.24.23.67.02.92.82.25.62.97.06.54.29.49.99.49.25.812.053.638.0
    Socialist Left Party2804.07.72.46.51.66.54.02.64.86.59.67.115.212.915.216.113.67.18.86.520.820.6
    Liberal Party2797.93.68.63.63.63.60.73.62.16.510.04.38.611.510.710.88.612.27.19.432.130.9
    Green Party2804.58.24.52.03.84.16.86.18.36.812.89.516.512.214.314.36.812.96.06.115.817.7
    Red Party2794.05.24.08.54.88.57.911.87.16.511.19.820.617.011.913.78.78.58.74.611.15.9
    Other lists2 4054.22.12.14.25.59.99.714.713.018.112.515.911.312.010.56.76.14.93.72.621.49.0
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 22 June 2021.

Eligibility. Duty to accept election

Eligible to the Storting and bound to accept election is any person who is entitled to vote at the election and who is not disqualified or exempt. Disqualified from election to the Storting are members of staff in the ministries with the exception of ministers, state secretaries and political advisers, justices of the Supreme Court and members of the diplomatic corps or of the consular service. Whether a person shall be disqualified from election to the Storting depends on whether the person in question holds such office on Election Day.

Further reading

https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/2002-06-28-57

Standard for valgdistrikt (electoral districts or constituency).

The electoral districts of 2021 corresponds to county 2017 with municipalities as of 1. January 2021. Electoral districts are named with county names followed by «district». Electoral districts numbers correspond to county numbers in the period 1972-2017.

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