Sweden: Sami parliamentary election, by party 2017

This statistic shows the number of mandates in the Sami parliamentary election in Sweden on May 21, 2017, by party. Jakt- och fiskesamerna was the largest party voted to Parliament and received nine mandates. Samelandspartiet/ Sámiid Riikkabellodat ranked second with seven mandates. Guovssonásti ranked third with five mandates received in the election. The Swedish Sami Parliament (Sametinget) elections are held every four years. The next parliamentary election is set for May 2021.

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

Characteristic	Number of mandates
Jakt- och fiskesamerna	9
Samelandspartiet/Sámiid Riikkabellodat	7
Guovssonásti	5
Vuovdega-Skogssamerna	3
Landspartiet Svenska Samer	3
Samerna	1
Min Geaidnu/ Mijá Gäjnno/ Mijjen Geajnoe	1
Samiska Folkomröstningspartiet	1
Albmut/ Almetjh/ Almasj/ Folket	1

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Release date

February 2018

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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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