Norway
Description of Electoral System:
(courtesy of IFES election guide)
The monarch is hereditary. In the Parliament (Storting) 169 members are elected by popular vote via proportional representation to serve 4-year terms. In the process of passing legislation, the Storting is divided into two chambers, the Odelsting and the Lagting. After each general election, the Storting elects one quarter of its members to serve in the Lagting, while the remaining three quarters become members of the Odelsting.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
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| Electoral System for National Legislature | List PR |
| Type | PR |
| Tiers | 1 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 169, 169 |
| Electoral System for President | - |
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Most recent election
(courtesy of wikipedia)
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. More than 3.4 million Norwegians were eligible for vote for the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The new Storting has 169 members, an increase of four over the 2001 election.
The election was won by the opposition centre-left Red-Green Coalition, which took 87 seats, dominated by the Labour Party's 61 seats. The three-party centre-right government coalition won 44 seats and the populist Progress Party won 38, becoming the largest opposition party. Voter turnout was 77.1 %, an increase of 2 percentage points compared to the 2001 elections.
Norway: Constitution (2006)
