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The statistics show persons entitled to vote, turnout and results by parties for the Sameting election. Time series from 2005.
Selected figures from these statistics
- Sameting election. Valid votes, rejected votes and blank votes, by election districtDownload table as ...Sameting election. Valid votes, rejected votes and blank votes, by election district
2025 Valid votes Rejected votes Blank votes Total 18 854 65 269 Østre electoral district 2 351 3 45 Ávjovári electoral district 3 252 4 45 Nordre electoral district 3 437 15 25 Gáisi electoral district 2 795 21 36 Vesthavet electoral district 1 759 5 31 Sørsamisk electoral district 1 227 6 19 Sør-Norge electoral district 4 033 11 68 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Sameting election. Valid votes, rejected votes and blank votes, by election districtDownload table as ...Sameting election. Valid votes, rejected votes and blank votes, by election district
2025 Valid votes Valid votes at pollid station Valid votes in advance Rejected votes Rejected votes at polling station Rejected votes in advance Blank votes Blank votes at polling station Blank votes in advance The whole country 18 854 6 102 12 752 65 22 43 269 94 175 Østre electoral district 2 351 1 002 1 349 3 2 1 45 23 22 Ávjovári electoral district 3 252 1 167 2 085 4 0 4 45 12 33 Nordre electoral district 3 437 968 2 469 15 11 4 25 9 16 Gáisi electoral district 2 795 1 249 1 546 21 2 19 36 23 13 Vesthavet electoral district 1 759 593 1 166 5 2 3 31 10 21 Sørsamisk electoral district 1 227 256 971 6 0 6 19 3 16 Sør-Norge electoral district 4 033 867 3 166 11 5 6 68 14 54 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Sameting election. Persons entitled to vote, votes cast, and election turnout, by election districtDownload table as ...Sameting election. Persons entitled to vote, votes cast, and election turnout, by election district
2025 Persons entitled to vote Votes cast total Votes casts at polling station Votes casts in advance Percentage voter turnout The whole country 25 690 19 055 6 260 12 795 74.2 Østre electoral district 2 922 2 414 1 029 1 385 82.6 Ávjovári electoral district 4 029 3 265 1 173 2 092 81.0 Nordre electoral district 4 379 3 458 986 2 472 79.0 Gáisi electoral district 3 879 2 807 1 251 1 556 72.4 Vesthavet electoral district 2 570 1 776 619 1 157 69.1 Sørsamisk electoral district 1 861 1 289 313 976 69.3 Sør-Norge electoral district 6 050 4 046 889 3 157 66.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Sameting election. Number of representatives and valid votes per representative, by election districtDownload table as ...Sameting election. Number of representatives and valid votes per representative, by election district
2025 Representatives Valid votes per representative Total 39 483 Østre electoral district 5 483 Ávjovári electoral district 6 544 Nordre electoral district 6 576 Gáisi electoral district 6 468 Vesthavet electoral district 5 355 Sørsamisk electoral district 4 322 Sør-Norge electoral district 7 578 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Sameting election.Number of elected representatives, by election district, party/electoral list and sexDownload table as ...Sameting election.Number of elected representatives, by election district, party/electoral list and sex
2025 Østre electoral district Ávjovári electoral district Nordre electoral district Gáisi electoral district Vesthavet electoral district Sørsamisk electoral district Sør-Norge electoral district Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Labour Party 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Progress Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nordkalottfolket 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Norske Samers Riksforbund 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 Sámeálbmot Bellodat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Centre Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ávjovári Johttisápmelaccaid Listu 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 18 October 2021.
To be able to vote at the Sámi Parliament election, one must register oneself in the Sámi Parliament electoral register. All Norwegian Sami persons 18 years or older in the election year, are entitled to register themselves in the Sámi Parliament electoral register. One can demand the registration if one declares that one perceives oneself as a Sami person, and if one either a) has the Sami language as the languages spoken at home, or b) one of parents, grandparents or great-grandparents have had the Sami language as the language spoken at home, or c) is the child of a person registered in the Sámi Parliament electoral register. Sami persons who are citizens of other Nordic countries, can register themselves in the Sámi Parliament electoral register if they on 30th of june in the election year are registered as residents of Norway. Sami persons not coming from a Nordic country, can register themselves in the Sámi Parliament electoral register if they have been registered as residents of Norway in the three last years before election day. The Sámi Parliament electoral register is linked to the National Registration Office. The registered address on 30th of june in the election year is the one registered in the Sámi Parliament electoral register, and used at the Sámi Parliament elections. At the Sámi Parliament elections, the country is divided into seven constituencies. In total, 39 representatives are elected from the seven constituencies. This is four less than four years ago.
The constituencies at the Sameting elections are grouped in the following way:
2009
- Østre
- Àvjovàri
- Nordre
- Gàisi
- Vesthavet
- Sørsamisk
- Sør-Noreg
2005
- Varanger
- Tana
- Karasjok
- Kautokeino
- Porsanger
- Alta/Kvalsund
- Northern Troms
- Middle Troms
- Southern Troms
- Northern Nordland
- Middle Nordland
- Southern Sami area
- Southern Norway
Name: Sami election
Topic: Elections
Division for Population Statistics
Sameting constituencies
Every 4 years (election years)
Not relevant
The data file is long-term stored at Statistics Norway and at NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data for research purposes.
The political parties are frequent users of the statistics, as are journalists. The statistics are also used by the ministries to calculate the funding of the political parties, as well as by municipalities and counties. Other groups of users are students, particularly of political science. Researchers, students and journalists from abroad also request statistics on the Sameting elections.
No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 08 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given inthe Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.
Sami election regulation §85
Not relevant
The statistics comprise results from the elections in all municipalities having resident persons registered in the Sami census. Collected are figures for the number of persons having the right to vote, how many voted in advance (municipalities with less than 30 persons entitled to vote only have advance voting) and at election day, rejected votes and approved votes cast for the various parties. Distribution of mandates by party and constituency.
At the 2005 elections Statistics Norway received data files from the Ergo Group. From the 2009 and 2013 Sameting election internet based questionnaires were sent in from the 7 Sami constituencies. From 2017 Statistics Norway have received data files from the Norwegian Directorate of Elections
Total count.
The poll books of the Sami constituencies are the basis, and these are supplemented with own questionnaires sent to the 7 Sami constituencies.
Automatic controls at the registration of figures, chiefly sum controls and logic coherence.
Statistics Norway for the first time published statistics on the Sameting elections in 2005.
Number of votes cast and rejected for some municipalities are uncertain, due to inaccuracies in check offs at the registration. Misunderstandings referring to the concepts rejected voting vs. rejected votes also occur. Rejected voting results from a person appearing, but for various reasons not having his voting approved. No check offs are to be made in the census, and these votes normally are not to be included in the statistics. They are, however, registered, and in some instances wrongly under rejected votes (voting slips). When auditing, votes cast and rejected in some instances must be corrected adjusted according to judgment, where the municipalities themselves are unable to discover the mistakes.