Norway: number of votes in the Sami parliamentary election 2017

This statistic shows the number of votes in the Norwegian Sami parliamentary election on September 11, 2017, by party. Norske Samers Riksforbund was the party elected to Parliament with the highest number of votes (3,303). Arbeiderpartiet ranked second with 1,998 votes. Árja ranked third with 911 votes. The Norwegian Sami Parliament (Sametinget) elections are held every four years. The next parliamentary election is set for September 2021.

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

Characteristic	Number of votes
Norske Samers Riksforbund	3,303
Arbeiderpartiet	1,998
Árja	911
Senterpartiet	889
Fremskrittspartiet	879
Nordkalottfolket	772
Høyre	752
Norske Samers Riksforbud & Samefolkets parti*	493
Johttisápmelaččaid listtu	291
Samefolkets Parti	238
Åarjel-Saemiej-Gïelh	200
Guovdageainnu Dálon searvi	177
Others**	854

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Release date

September 2017

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

September 11, 2017

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

valid votes

Supplementary notes

* Common party.
** Šiella, Samenes folkeforbund, Samedemokratene og Šiella, Sámieana, Fastboendes Liste på Sametinget, Jiehkkevárri, Sosialistisk Venstreparti.

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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