IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Norway

Name	Official Name	Type
Norwegian Parliament	Storting	Assembly

The King is hereditary.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch with the approval of the parliament to serve a 4-year term.
In the Parliament (Storting) 169 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. There are 19 multi-member districts corresponding to Norway's counties. Any party that wins more than 4% of votes nationwide but does not win enough votes in any constituency to earn a seat is eligible for compensatory "leveling" seats. The electoral system is open list proportional representation; voters may reorder or cross out candidates on a party list. Seats are allotted using the Sainte-Laguë method.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Norwegian Parliament	2001-09-10	2,521,781	3,358,856	75.08
Norwegian Parliament	2005-09-12	2,649,735	3,421,741	77.44
Norwegian Parliament	2009-09-14	2,696,468	3,530,785	76.37
Norwegian Parliament	2013-09-09	2,848,824	3,641,753	78.23
Norwegian Parliament	2017-09-11	2,945,352	3,765,245	78.22
Norwegian Parliament	2021-09-13	-	-	-

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