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Municipal and county council election, electoral survey

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About the statistics

The statistics show the behaviour of the Norwegian electorate in local elections, e.g. party preference by age, gender education and immigrant background. Based on surveys carried out by Statistics Norway and the Institute for Social Research. Time series back to 1970’s.

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Name and topic

Name: Municipal and county council election, electoral survey
Topic: Elections

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Division for Population Statistics

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Analyses, articles and publications

Lower voter turnout than Sweden and Denmark

Lower voter turnout than Sweden and Denmark

Published 7 March 2016

Voter turnout in local elections has been falling in Norway and most of Europe in recent decades. Four years ago, the number going to the polls in Norway increased, from 62 to 65 per cent. The share of the Norwegian electorate that exercises its right to vote is, however, still lower than for our Scandinavian neighbours, and particularly Sweden.

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Do refugees get involved in local politics?

Published 23 January 2017

Municipal election statistics for 2015 show that immigrants have a lower voter turnout than other voters in Norway, and that refugees are generally no more politically engaged than the majority of immigrants. Two per cent of municipal council representatives are immigrants, three in ten of whom came to Norway as refugees.

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