Norway: change of votes in the Sami parliamentary election 2021

In the Sami parliamentary election in Norway in 2021, Norske Samers Riksforbund became the largest party and increased their share of votes from 2017 by 3.8 percentage points. However, the party with the largest increase in share of votes was the party Nordkalottfolket, which gained 11.7 percentage points compared to 2017 and finished with over 18 percent of the votes. From 2021, seven parties are represented in the Sami parliament in Norway.

Change of electoral support at the Sami parliamentary election in Norway from 2017 to 2021

Characteristic	2017	2021
Norske Samers Riksforbund	28.1%	31.9%
Nordkalottfolket	6.6%	18.3%
Arbeiderpartiet	17%	15%
Senterpartiet	7.6%	9.6%
Árja	7.7%	5.3%
Samefolkets Parti	2%	5.6%
Fremskrittspartiet	7.5%	4.8%
Høyre	6.4%	4.3%
Johttisápmelaččaid listtu	2.5%	2.4%
Guovdageainnu Dálon searvi	1.5%	1.4%
Samenes Folkeforbund	1.7%	1.4%

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Release date

September 2021

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

2017 to 2021

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The Norwegian Sami parliament, located in Karasjok, was founded in 1989 by the Norwegian government to promote Sami culture and interests in Norway. Elections for the parliaments are held every four years, simultaneous with the Norwegian parliamentary election.

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