Norwegian local elections, 1991

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Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway in 1991. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently.

Results

Municipal elections

Results of the 1991 municipal elections. Voter turnout was 65,7%.[1][2]

 Summary of the 1991 municipal election results
Parties Votes Seats
# % ± % #
  Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti) 655,716 30.2 -5.7 4,222
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 467,483 21.5 -1.8 2,198
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 251,333 11.6 +6.1 1,275
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 250,367 11.5 +4.4 2,248
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 169,763 7.8 0.0 1,092
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 141524 6.5 -3.9 502
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 80,587 3.7 -0.2 474
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 32,841 1.5 +0.3 57
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 30,749 1.4 - 78
  Environment Party The Greens (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 4,753 0.3 - 7
  Stop Immigration (Stopp Innvandringen) 2,917 0.1 - 1
  Fatherland Party (Fedrelandspartiet) 1,600 0.1 - 1
  Communist Party of Norway (Norges Kommunistiske Parti) 994 0.1 -0.1 3
  Others 83,908 3.7 915
Total 2,174,535 13,073

County elections

Results of the 1991 county elections.[2]

 Summary of the 1991 county election results
Parties Votes Seats
# % ± % #
  Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti) 626,601 30.4 -5.5 304
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 454,449 21.9 -1.8 199
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 251,447 12.2 +6.5 120
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 249,791 12.0 +5.2 129
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 166,794 8.1 0.0 86
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 145,913 7.0 -5.3 66
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 72,446 3.5 +0.2 36
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 31,037 1.5 16
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 31,035 1.5 +0.2 9
  Environment Party The Greens (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 9,257 0.4 - 0
  Sunnmøre List (Sunnmørslista) 5,707 0.3 3
  Stop Immigration (Stopp Innvandringen) 4,088 0.2 0
  Fatherland Party (Fedrelandspartiet) 3,700 0.2 - 1
  Communist Party of Norway (Norges Kommunistiske Parti) 1,339 0.1 -0.2 0
  Sami People Party (Sámeálbmot bellodat, Samefolkets Parti) 1,049 0.1 1
  National Democrats (Nasjonaldemokratene) 655 0.0 - 0
  Altruists (Altruistene) 480 0.0 - 0
  Society Party (Samfunnspartiet) 99 0.0 0
  Others 14,029 0.7 7
Total 2,069,916 977

References

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