Sweden: Sami parliamentary election, by party 2017

This statistic shows the number of votes in the Sami parliamentary election in Sweden on may 21, 2017, by party. Jakt- och fiskesamerna was the party elected to parliament with the highest number of votes (1,469). Samelandspartiet/Sámiid Riikkabellodat ranked second with 1,198 votes. Guovssonásti ranked third with 786 votes. The Swedish Sami Parliament (Sametinget) elections are held every four years. The next parliamentary election is set for May 2021.

Number of votes in the Sami parliamentary election in Sweden in 2017, by party

Characteristic	Number of votes
Jakt- och fiskesamerna	1,469
Samelandspartiet/Sámiid Riikkabellodat	1,198
Guovssonásti	786
Vuovdega-Skogssamerna	477
Landspartiet Svenska Samer	422
Samerna	233
Min Geaidnu/ Mijá Gäjnno/ Mijjen Geajnoe	199
Samiska Folkomröstningspartiet	132
Albmut/ Almetjh/ Almasj/ Folket	122

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Release date

May 2017

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

May 21, 2017

Number of respondents

5,038 respondents

Supplementary notes

Swedish Sami Parliament (Sametinget) elections are held every four years by a general vote. It has 31 representatives. Sami inhabitants are eligible to vote, if they speak the language and have had/ have a parent/ grandparent, that speaks or spoke a Sami language.

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