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Four million have the right to vote in the municipal and county council election on 14 September
For the first time in history, over four million people are entitled to vote in an election held in Norway. This is an increase of about 219 000 voters from the municipal and county council election held in 2011.
| 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New votees who have reached legal age since last Storting election. | ||||
| 2New votees who have reached legal age since last local election. | ||||
| 3Persons with two parents born abroad | ||||
| Persons entitled to vote. Estimated figures | 3 502 500 | 3 609 300 | 3 790 200 | 4 009 200 |
| New persons entitled to vote 18-19 years1 | 106 200 | 120 500 | 127 200 | 130 600 |
| New persons entitled to vote 18-21 years2 | 212 800 | 233 600 | 257 900 | 262 000 |
| Norwegians citizens with immigrant background, entitled to vote3 | 111 200 | 142 100 | 185 000 | 233 600 |
| Foreign citizens entitled to vote | 117 300 | 137 200 | 207 300 | 310 200 |
The biggest increase is among the foreign nationals, who now constitute 7.7 per cent of all voters, compared with 5.5 per cent in the previous local elections.
3.3 per cent are first-time voters
A total of 130 600 people, or 3.3 per cent of the electorate are first-time voters aged 18-19 years. The lowest proportion of first-time voters is found in Oslo, with 2.3 per cent. Sogn og Fjordane is the county with the highest percentage of first-time voters, with 3.7 per cent.
The group of Norwegian nationals who live abroad and are entitled to vote at the municipal and county elections in 2015 was made up 37 400 people.
13.6 per cent with immigrant background
A total of 233 600 people with an immigrant background (people with two foreign-born parents) and 310 200 foreign citizens are entitled to vote at this election, which in total constitutes 13.6 per cent of all voters. Oslo has the largest proportion of voters with an immigrant background, where almost every third voter has an immigrant background. Of the electorate in Oslo, 12.8 per cent are foreign citizens and 15.7 per cent are Norwegian citizens with two foreign-born parents. Nord-Trøndelag has the lowest percentage of voters with an immigrant background, totalling 5.8 per cent.
Most foreign eligible voters are from Poland
The largest group of foreign citizens entitled to vote is from Poland, which constitutes 18 per cent of foreign citizens entitled to vote. Sweden is the second largest group with 13 per cent. Among the group of Norwegian citizens with an immigrant background, the largest group is from Pakistan, making up 9 per cent. Vietnam is the second largest group with 7 per cent.
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The following persons are entitled to vote in the municipal and county council elections:
- Norwegian nationals who are 18 years of age by the end of the election year, and who are, or have at some time, been registered in the National Population Register as a resident of Norway, and who have not lost the right to vote pursuant to Article 53 of the Constitution.
- Non-Norwegian nationals who have been included in the Norwegian Population Register as resident in Norway for the past three years prior to Election Day, or are nationals of another Nordic country and have been included in the Norwegian National Population Register as resident in Norway no later than 30 June in the year of the election.
The statistics is now published as Persons entitled to vote.
This page has been discontinued, see Municipal and county council election, persons entitled to vote, Every four years.
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