Norway: seats in the Sami parliamentary election

At the Sami parliamentary election in Norway in 2021, Norske Samers Riksforbund received the highest number of seats. It was allocated 17 of the total 39 seats in the parliament. Nordkalottfolket received the second largest number of seats, with nine. Fremskrittspartiet, Johttisápmelaččaid listu, and Samefolkets Parti all received only one seat each. The number of seats correspons with the share of votes in the election.

Number of seats in the Sami parliamentary election in Norway in 2021

Characteristic	Number of seats
Norske Samers Riksforbund	17
Nordkalottfolket	9
Arbeiderpartiet	7
Senterpartiet	3
Fremskrittspartiet	1
Johttisápmelaččaid listtu	1
Samefolkets Parti	1

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Release date

September 2021

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

2021

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The Norwegian Sami Parliament (Sametinget) is elected every four years. There are 39 seats in the Norwegian Sami Parliament, distributed in accordance with a method known as proportional representation. The system guarantees that political parties gain seats in the Norwegian Sami Parliament in proportion to the number of votes cast for them throughout the country.

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