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Lowest electoral turnout since 1922
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2004-04-05T10:00:00.000Z
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Election results for municipal and county council election, 2003

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Lowest electoral turnout since 1922

The total electoral turnout at the municipal council election last autumn was 59.0 per cent. It was an increase for female representatives for both municipal council and county council election.

Percentage voter turnout

Electoral turnout

The total electoral turnout at the municipal and county election in 2003 was 59.3 per cent - decrease of 2.8 percentage points from the last local election and the lowest since 1922. The electoral turnout for the municipal election was 59 per cent and for the first time since 1922 lower than 60 per cent. The highest turnout was in the counties of Oslo and Hordaland and the lowest in the three northern counties.

The electoral turnout at the county council election is still decreasing; the electoral turnout fell to 55.6 per cent, which is the lowest turnout at a county council election ever. Sogn og Fjordane county and Hordaland county had the highest turnout with 59 and 58 per cent respectively. The lowest electoral turnout was recorded in Nordland County with 49 per cent, Østfold County with 50 and the two northern counties with 51 per cent.

Percentage females among representatives

More female representation

The election last autumn increased the female representation both in municipal and the county councils. About 36 per cent of the representation in the municipal councils is female representatives. This is an increase at 1.7 per cent since 1999, and the result is more than 7 per cent higher than in 1991. A closer look shows that Oslo has the highest part of female representation with 44 per cent; Vestfold has 41 and Akershus 40 per cent female representation at the municipal councils. The lowest part of female representation at municipal council has the counties of Agder and Rogaland with 32 and 31 per cent respectively.

At the county council election the female representation increased even more than at the municipal council election. The county of Oppland achieved 51 female representation and Akershus county 49 per cent. This is the first time that a county council has a majority of females. The lowest portion of female representation was in Vestfold County - 33 per cent.

Fewer votes in advice

Only 12 per cent of the votes were given in advice at municipal and county council election in 2003, this is a decline of 3.6 per cent from the election in 1999. But the actual reduction is that every forth votes in advice is gone.

More rejected votes

At the municipal election 16 900 were rejected, this is about 5 200 more than at the election four years ago. This is also the highest figure in the post war period. This increase in rejected votes is connected to 11 800 blank ballot papers at the polling station.

At the council election 20 100 votes were rejected, 8 900 more than 1999 and we must return to the election in 1975 to find a higher figure. As for the municipal election there is registered blank votes given at the polling station, that makes the strong increase from the local election in 1999.

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