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218 000 new voters are eligible to vote
A total of 4 025 950 persons are eligible to vote this year. This is an increase of 218 000 since the previous municipal and county elections. The biggest increase is among voters with an immigrant background. A total of 534 000 voters in this group are eligible to vote, which is an increase of 146 800. There is a slight predominance of women among the electors, but the largest increase is in the group men aged 67 to 79 years, with an increase of 48 600.
| 2011 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| Entitled to vote, total | 3 798 561 | 4 016 624 |
| First-time voters 18-19 years | 127 161 | 130 642 |
| Entitled to vote with immigrant background | 386 664 | 533 031 |
| First-time voters 20 years and older with immigrant background | 83 658 | 89 732 |
The majority of the voters are in the age groups 25-44 and 45-66 years. The largest increase compared to the election four years ago is in the age group 67-79 years. This now constitutes 13.3 per cent of the voters compared with 11.6 per cent four years ago. The Norwegian population has more men than women, but among the electors there is a slight predominance of women (about 5 000). Among voters over 67 years, women are in the majority, while there are more men among the voters below 67 years. There is a predominance of female voters in 137 of the 428 municipalities (32 per cent).
The municipal council elections in Oslo have the largest number of voters, with 512 200. In comparison, 159 persons are eligible to vote in the least populated municipality of the country, Utsira.
Of the 533 031 persons with an immigrant background who are eligible to vote, 12.7 per cent have a background from the Nordic countries and 41.8 per cent from other European countries. A total of 29.6 per cent originate from Asia, 11 per cent from Africa, 2.1 per cent from North and Central America, while 2.7 per cent have a background from South America and 0.3 per cent originate from Oceania.
Oslo still has the largest share of eligible voters with an immigrant background, with 27.9 per cent. The county of Nord-Trøndelag has the lowest, with 5.7 per cent.
3.3 per cent are first-time voters
A total of 131 000, or 3.3 per cent, of the eligible voters are first-time voters aged 18-19 years old. In addition, 20 municipalities are trying out a pilot scheme where 9 332 persons aged 16-17 years have the opportunity to vote. They are not included in the tables but included in the total share.
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The following persons are eligible 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 inscribed 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 inscribed 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.
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