Election campaign contribution

Updated: 4 October 2021

Next update: 4 October 2023

Election campaign contributions
Election campaign contributions
2021
95.0
NOK million
Contributions in year of election by political party and sort of donor. NOK
Contributions in year of election by political party and sort of donor. NOK
Total contributions
2021
All parties94 977 516
Christian Democratic party, total4 275 500
Liberal Party, total3 954 298
Socialist left party, total12 951 033
Labour Party, total31 277 077
Progress Party, total5 563 750
Conservative Party, total20 679 650
Center Party, total7 369 400
Red, total2 929 285
The Greens, total4 507 123
Communist Party of Norway, total12 000
The Christians, total643 400
Capitalist Party of Norway, total640 000
Partiet Sentrum, i alt35 000
Alliansen - Alternativ for Norge, i alt205 000
Explanation of symbols

Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Contributions in year of election by political party and sort of donor. NOK
    Contributions in year of election by political party and sort of donor. NOK
    2021
    Total contriutionsPrivate donorsEmployers' and labour organisationsCommercial enterprisesOther donors
    All parties94 977 51614 022 11242 791 07726 801 45611 362 871
    Christian Democratic party, total4 275 500510 500-2 840 000925 000
    Liberal Party, total3 954 298492 598-2 559 000902 700
    Socialist left party, total12 951 0332 846 4388 326 000-1 778 595
    Labour Party, total31 277 0771 068 00928 430 07740 0001 738 991
    Progress Party, total5 563 750--4 463 7501 100 000
    Conservative Party, total20 679 6502 263 810-15 258 3313 157 509
    Center Party, total7 369 40099 3245 840 000750 000680 076
    Red, total2 929 2852 634 285195 000100 000-
    The Greens, total4 507 1233 002 748-524 375980 000
    Communist Party of Norway, total12 00012 000---
    The Christians, total643 400382 400-261 000-
    Capitalist Party of Norway, total640 000590 000-50 000-
    Partiet Sentrum, i alt35 00015 000-20 000-
    Alliansen - Alternativ for Norge, i alt205 000105 000--100 000
    Explanation of symbols
  • Contributions in election year by political party, party organisation and sord of donor. NOK
    Contributions in election year by political party, party organisation and sord of donor. NOK
    2021
    Total contributionsContributions from private donorsContributions from employers' and labour organisationsContributions from commercial enterprisesContributions from others
    All parties94 977 51614 022 11242 791 07726 801 45611 362 871
    Christian Democratic Party, total4 275 500510 500-2 840 000925 000
    Christian Democratic party, main organisation2 910 500410 500-2 500 000-
    Rogaland Christian Democratic Party475 000---475 000
    Møre og Romsdal Christian Democratic party80 000--30 00050 000
    Nordland Christian Democratic party120 000--120 000-
    Agder Christian Democratic Party640 000100 000-140 000400 000
    Øygarden Kristelig Folkeparti50 000--50 000-
    Liberal Party, total3 954 298492 598-2 559 000902 700
    Liberal Party, main organisation1 471 224271 224-1 200 000-
    Oslo Liberal Party496 850170 450-300 00026 400
    Liberal Party Rogaland47 30035 000--12 300
    Stavanger Liberal Party494 300---494 300
    Møre og Romsdal Liberal Party13 100---13 100
    Nordland Liberal Party122 000--100 00022 000
    Rana Liberal Party35 600---35 600
    Viken Liberal Party601 800--550 00051 800
    Ringerike Venstre15 92415 924---
    Lillestrøm Liberal Party13 900---13 900
    Innlandet Venstre41 700--24 00017 700
    Lillehammer Venstre13 400---13 400
    Vestfold og Telemark Venstre51 700---51 700
    Agder Liberal Party50 000--50 000-
    Vestland Venstre293 500--265 00028 500
    Øygarden Venstre20 000--20 000-
    Askvoll Venstre10 700---10 700
    Namsos Venstre11 900---11 900
    Liberal Party Youths' organization99 400---99 400
    Liberal Party Youths' organization Oslo50 000--50 000-
    Socialist left party, total12 951 0332 846 4388 326 000-1 778 595
    Socialist left party, main organisation8 684 504739 5047 945 000--
    Oslo Socialist left party540 582527 58213 000--
    Rogaland Socialist left party370 85674 456--296 400
    Stavanger Socialist Left Party00000
    Haugesund Socialist left party71 14571 145---
    Møre og Romsdal Socialist left party25 16925 169---
    Socialist Left Party Nordland113 176113 176---
    Bodø Socialist left party18 00018 000---
    Steigen Socialist left party15 00015 000---
    Viken Socialist Left Party145 600145 600---
    Nordre Follo Sosialistisk Venstreparti16 57816 578---
    Bærum Sosialistisk Venstreparti11 11211 112---
    Asker Sosialistisk Venstreparti30 60630 606---
    Lillestrøm Sosialistisk Venstreparti28 86028 860---
    Innlandet Sosialistisk Venstreparti50 000-50 000--
    Vestfold and Telemark Socialist Left Party458 16956 482--401 687
    Tønsberg Sosialistisk Venstreparti30 00030 000---
    Agder Socialist Left Party17 78417 784---
    Kristiansand Sosialistisk Venstreparti93 32193 321---
    Vestland Socialist Left Party296 57793 577203 000--
    Bergen Sosialistisk Venstreparti148 741148 741---
    Sogndal Sosialistisk Venstreparti24 00024 000---
    Trøndelag Socialist Left Party92 97992 979---
    Trondheim Socialist Left Party135 125135 125---
    Røros Sosialistisk Venstreparti12 25212 252---
    Troms og Finnmark Sosialistisk Venstreparti149 915149 915---
    Tromsø Sosialistisk Venstreparti55 00055 000---
    Socialist Left Party youth's organisation660 98890 864115 000-455 124
    Sosialistisk Ungdom Vestfold og Telemark13 328---13 328
    Sosialistisk Ungdom Troms og Finnmark15 430---15 430
    Labour Party, total31 277 0771 068 00928 430 07740 0001 738 991
    Labour Party, main organisation24 980 467-24 895 000-85 467
    Labour Party Oslo703 91596 125--607 790
    Rogaland Labour Party703 010131 19071 820-500 000
    Stavanger Labour Party00000
    Gjesdal Labour Party11 20011 200---
    Møre og Romsdal Labour Party130 12815 128100 000-15 000
    Labour Party Brønnøy40 000-40 000--
    Alstahaug Labour Party25 000---25 000
    Vefsn Labour Party25 000-25 000--
    Rana Labour Party65 000-25 00040 000-
    Viken Arbeiderparti85 047-85 047--
    Sigdal Arbeiderparti15 000-15 000--
    Krødsherad Arbeiderparti15 000-15 000--
    Modum Arbeiderparti47 500-47 500--
    Øvre Eiker Arbeiderparti20 000-20 000--
    Vestfold og Telemark Arbeiderparti35 000-20 000-15 000
    Vestland Labour Party1 259 755710 000549 755--
    Voss Arbeiderparti50 000-50 000--
    Sunnfjord Labour Party76 922-76 922--
    Trøndelag Arbeiderparti10 40010 400---
    Trondheim Arbeiderparti16 00016 000---
    Labour Party Youths' organization2 405 930-2 330 930-75 000
    Arbeidernes ungdomsfyling i Oslo35 000---35 000
    Arbeidernes ungdomsfyling i Viken10 453-10 453--
    Arbeidernes ungdomsfyling i Vestfold og Telemark11 800-11 800--
    Labour Party Youths' organisation in Agder20 000---20 000
    Labour Party Youths' organisation in Vestland40 850-40 850--
    Arbeidernes ungdomsfyling i Troms og Finnmark60 734---60 734
    Progress Party, total5 563 750--4 463 7501 100 000
    Progress Party, main organisation4 350 000--4 100 000250 000
    Progress Party Rogaland833 750--33 750800 000
    Sandnes Progress Party25 000--25 000-
    Møre og Romsdal Progress Party130 000--130 000-
    Nordland Progress Party25 000--25 000-
    Viken Fremskrittsparti50 000---50 000
    Moss Fremskrittsparti100 000--100 000-
    Øygarden Fremskrittsparti50 000--50 000-
    Conservative Party, total20 679 6502 263 810-15 258 3313 157 509
    Conservative Party, main organisation15 103 8102 103 810-13 000 000-
    Rogaland Conservative Party1 015 000--15 0001 000 000
    Møre og Romsdal Conservative Party149 500--149 500-
    Nye Molde Conservative Party35 000--35 000-
    Nordland Conservative Party565 000125 000-240 000200 000
    Viken Conservative Party108 000--108 000-
    Innlandet Conservative Party320 00020 000--300 000
    Vestold and Telemark Conservative Party200 000---200 000
    Agder Conservative Party485 000--485 000-
    Vestland Conservative Party1 504 231--1 004 231500 000
    Austevoll Høyre15 00015 000---
    Trøndelag Høyre50 000--50 000-
    Troms og Finnmark Høyre50 000--50 000-
    Conservative Party Youth858 933---858 933
    Conservative Party Youth Rogaland71 600--71 600-
    Unge Høyres Landsforbund Nordland50 000--50 000-
    Unge Høyres Landsforbund Viken78 576---78 576
    Unge Høyres Landsforbund Agder20 000---20 000
    Center Party, total7 369 40099 3245 840 000750 000680 076
    Center Party, main organisation5 740 000-5 740 000--
    Oslo Center Party585 99685 996-500 000-
    Viken Senterparti100 000-100 000--
    Vestfold og Telemark Senterparti316 492---316 492
    Øygarden Senterparti50 000--50 000-
    Trøndelag Senterparti200 000--200 000-
    Stjørdal Senterparti13 32813 328---
    Senterungdommen363 584---363 584
    Red, total2 929 2852 634 285195 000100 000-
    Red, main organisation2 606 0522 331 052175 000100 000-
    Rødt Sandnes32 22132 221---
    Rødt Lillehammer115 000115 000---
    Rødt Skien15 50015 500---
    Rødt Vestland20 000-20 000--
    Rødt Askøy15 65015 650---
    Rødt Hitra30 81730 817---
    Rødt Troms og Finnmark94 04594 045---
    The Greens, total4 507 1233 002 748-524 375980 000
    The Greens, Central federation2 052 5261 558 151-494 375-
    Oslo The Greens414 864384 864-30 000-
    The Greens, Rogaland400 000---400 000
    The Greens, Møre og Romsdal20 00020 000---
    Miljøpartiet De Grønne Viken335 957335 957---
    Miljøpartiet De Grønne Innlandet300 000---300 000
    Miljøpartiet De Grønne Agder260 000---260 000
    The Greens, Kristiansand20 40020 400---
    Miljøpartiet De Grønne Vestland440 599440 599---
    Miljøpartiet De Grønne Bergen222 777222 777---
    Miljøpartiet De Grønne Trøndelag20 00020 000---
    Grønn Ungdom Agder20 000---20 000
    Communist Party of Norway, total12 00012 000---
    Norges Kommunistiske Parti Bergen12 00012 000---
    The Christians, total643 400382 400-261 000-
    The Christians632 400382 400-250 000-
    Partiet De Kristne Gjøvik11 000--11 000-
    Capitalist Party of Norway, total640 000590 000-50 000-
    Capitalist Party of Norway90 00090 000---
    Caitalist Party in Oslo500 000500 000---
    Liberalistene Viken50 000--50 000-
    Partiet Sentrum, i alt35 00015 000-20 000-
    Partiet Sentrum, hovedorganisasjon15 00015 000---
    Partiet Sentrum Agder20 000--20 000-
    Alliansen - Alternativ for Norge, i alt205 000105 000--100 000
    Alliansen - alternativ for Norge205 000105 000--100 000
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

Contributions that have been received by the political parties during election years up to the last Friday before the elections are shown, i.e. donations exceeding NOK 10 000 given by any donors except governmental contributors and other entities within the parties.

Registered political party

A political party that is registered in the Party register at the Brønnøysund Register Centre.

Election campaign contribution

Means reported contribution of more than NOK 10 000 received during the period from 1 January up to and including the last Friday before election day in election years.

A contribution is defined as a donation of money and/or the value of goods, services and other equivalent services received without compensation or at a reduced price. This does not include any kind of voluntary work (Party Act § 19 (3)). Transfers received from other parts of the party’s own organisation, public authorities and governmental organisations are excluded.

Contributions from private donors

All contributions donated by private donors.

Contributions from employers’ and labour organisations

All contributions donated by such organisations.

Contributions from commercial enterprises

All contributions donated by commercial enterprises.

Contributions from others

All contributions donated by associations, non-profit and/or non-governmental organisations, foundations, institutions or any other donors. Contributions from political organisations that are not included in the Party Act are also included here

Contributions from others (2013 publication)

All election campaign contributions donated by commercial enterprises, associations, non-profit and/or non-governmental organisations, foundations, institutions or any other donors. (In StatBank, contributions “from commercial enterprises” and “from others” are shown separately for both years, however not in the article for 2013).

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Name: Election campaign contribution
Topic: Elections

4 October 2023

Division for Population Statistics

Country

Every two years in connection with parliamentary and municipal elections

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Collected data are stored at Statistics Norway. Reported contributions are published on http://www.partifinansiering.no/a/

This publication is based on the election campaign contributions’ reports 2013 and later election years from the registered parties. The Political Parties Act was revised on 1 February 2013, with a requirement for all political organisations to report election campaign contributions (see definition) in election years to a central register. All organisational levels of the registered political parties are obliged to report the contributions exceeding NOK 10 000 received within four weeks and not later than the last Friday before the Election Day.

The statistics have a wide spectrum of users and applications, such as the mass media, research institutions, educational establishments, political parties and individuals.

No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.

Political parties' financing

Political Parties Act §§ 18, 19 and Statistics Act § 10

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The data collection includes all organisational levels of the registered political parties in Norway, i.e. central level, county level, municipal level and the youth organisations at central and county level. The unit in the statistics is political parties.

The source for the statistics is the Party finance register, which was established in accordance with the Political Parties Act. In accordance with the Political Parties Act § 18 (4), the register includes i.a. a summary of all donors and contributions exceeding NOK 10 000 that units of the parties have received during election years. The register also contains income statements from all registered parties at the different levels (for the period 2005-2013) and full annual accounts (from 2014) from those units which have had annual income of NOK 12 000 or more excluding government subsidy (previous to 2013 the limit was NOK 10 000). Further it includes a summary of all donors that have contributed during the fiscal year with money or gifts exceeding NOK 12 000 to parties at municipal level, NOK 23 000 to parties at county level and NOK 35 000 to parties at central level, limits refer to the fiscal year 2013 and later). Correspondingly, the register also includes any donors with whom the party has entered formal political or commercial arrangements and contributions which have been credited to organisations under the supervision of a political party unit. (cf. Political Party Act § 20.)

All reported contributions, including the NOK 10 000 donations are published on an ongoing basis at http://www.partifinansiering.no/ under the heading “Valgkampbidrag/Election campaign contribution” without regard to the time of reporting within or after the deadline.

Neither the registrar nor Statistics Norway, as the producer of the statistics, carries out any editing of the data. Thus the allocation of donations to the different groups of donors is according to the political party units themselves.

The statistical information is a calculation of the contributions reported from units at the various organisational levels to the degree these units are comprised by the Political Parties Act.

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The first year of publishing was 2013 for contributions of the same year.

For the election year of 2013 the time period for the data collection refers to 1 March to 6 September 2013. From 2015 and subsequent election years, all contributions received from January 1 to the last Friday before the election date are included in the statistics.

As from the election year 2015, Statistics Norway has included only contributions exceeding NOK 10 000 in the statistics according to the definition by the acts § 18 (4). In 2013 a total of 35 donations of NOK 10 000 were reported and included in the statistics.

The data is reported by the parties to the central register on forms submitted electronically through Altinn (the Norwegian electronic public reporting portal). All organisational levels of political parties shall at their own initiative report contributions received. The uncertainty of the data is connected to the following situation:

  • Some contributions may have been reported after the last Friday before the election. The data extraction on which the statistics are based can include all, just some or none of these donations.
  • It is uncertain to which degree the political organisations have reported according to the law. Statistics Norway has no basis for estimating the extent of “non-reported” contributions.
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