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Market Towns Of Østfold And Akershus Counties
The Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties () was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns () of Fredrikstad, Halden (until 1928 named Fredrikshald), Moss and Sarpsborg in Østfold county and Drøbak in Akershus county. The district was established ahead of the 1921 Norwegian parliamentary election following the change from single member constituencies to plural member constituencies in 1919. Following changes in the national policy on market towns in 1952, these electoral districts were abolished ahead of the 1953 Norwegian parliamentary election. Instead, each county became one electoral district, and for election purposes the towns were integrated into their respective counties. Representatives The following representatives were elected from the ''Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties'': ''Legend:'' *NKP = Communist Party, ''Norges Kommunistiske Parti'' *A = Labour Party, ''Det Norske Arbeiderparti'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stortinget
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen multi-seat constituencies. A member of the Storting is known in Norwegian as a ''stortingsrepresentant'', literally "Storting representative". The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General. Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form of "qualified unicameralism", in which it divided its membership into two internal chambers making Norway a de facto bicameral parliament, the Lagting and the Odelsting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Norwegian Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1924.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The result was a victory for the Conservative Party- Liberal Left Party alliance, which won 54 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Until 2024, this was the last election in which the Labour Party did not receive the most votes or the most seats in the Storting of participating parties. Endorsements National daily newspapers Results Seat distribution References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1920s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Norwegian Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 October 1945,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 the first following World War II and the end of the German occupation. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 76 of the 150 seats in the Storting, the first time a party had won a majority since the 1915 elections. Results Seat distribution References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1940s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rafn
Robert Rafn (27 February 1878 – 1964) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Porsgrund as a son of shipmaster Hans Christian Rafn (1833–1899) and Hanna Annette Halvorsen (1847–1939). He took technical education in Norway in 1895, and graduated in 1898 from Technicum Mittweida. From 1899 to 1905 he worked as an assistant of Thomas A. Edison in Orange, New Jersey. He later worked as a chemist at a works in Berlin before running his own company named Irradiar in Nuremberg until 1915. He returned to Norway and settled in Moss. He was a manager at Moss Melkefabrik from 1916 to 1924 and technical director at Moss Aktiemølle from 1925 to 1945. He was also a supervisory council member of Hafslund. After 1945 he worked as a consultant. From 1925 to 1931 he was a member of the executive committee of Moss city council. He chaired the local party chapter from 1934 to 1937. In the 1936 Norwegian parliamentary election he was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Mathias Grønneberg
Alfred Mathias Grønneberg (26 January 1879 – 27 September 1963) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Tjølling to farmers Andreas Grønneberg and Inger Marie Valle, and settled as watchmaker in Fredrikstad from 1907. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1937–1945, for the Conservative Party. He was a member of the municipal council of Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ... from 1922 to 1934. He chaired Norges Urmakerforbund from 1930 to 1941. References 1879 births 1963 deaths Politicians from Larvik Østfold politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 1936–1945 Norwegian watchmakers (people) {{Norway-politician-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funeral of George V, State funeral of George V of the United Kingdom. After a procession through London, he is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Aakre
Abraham Aakre (11 October 1874 – 6 October 1948) was a Norwegian teacher and politician. He was born in Drangedal to farmers Gunder Gundersen Aakre and Karen Jensine Aakre. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1934–1936, for the Labour Party. He served as mayor of Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ... from 1919 to 1920 and from 1925 to 1931. References 1874 births 1948 deaths People from Drangedal People from Halden Norwegian schoolteachers Mayors of places in Østfold Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 1934–1936 {{Norway-politician-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Ludvig Johannesen
Johan Ludvig Johannesen (6 August 1879 – 25 May 1953) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Borge to Johannes Jensen and Beate Larsen. He was elected representative to the Storting for the periods 1934–1936 and 1937–1945, for the Labour Party. He was a member of the municipal council of Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ... from 1910 to 1919, and from 1925 to 1933. References 1879 births 1953 deaths Politicians from Fredrikstad Østfold politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 1934–1936 Members of the Storting 1936–1945 {{Norway-politician-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. * January 28 – " Pakistan Declaration": Choudhry Rahmat Ali publishes (in Cambridge, UK) a pamphlet entitled ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', in which he calls for the creation of a Muslim state in northwest India that he calls " Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany (German Reich), Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. ** Édouard Daladier forms a government in France in succession to Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is succeeded on October 26 by Albert Sarraut and on November 26 by Camille Chautemps. February * February 1 – Adolf Hitler give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Edvind Pettersen
Johan Edvind Pettersen (5 April 1887 – 24 June 1964) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Sarpsborg to Peter Johansen Sande and Karoline Olavesen. He was elected representative to the Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ... for the periods 1931–1933, 1934–1936 and 1937–1945, for the Labour Party. He was a member of the municipal council of Sarpsborg from 1919 to 1940. References 1887 births 1964 deaths People from Sarpsborg Østfold politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 1931–1933 Members of the Storting 1934–1936 Members of the Storting 1936–1945 {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Year 193 (Roman numerals, CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Pertinax, Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off; Didius Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haakon Oliver Karlsen
Haakon Oliver Karlsen (27 June 1888 – 27 February 1962) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Fredrikstad to saw mill worker Karl Efraim Karlsen and Anna Dorthea Andersen. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1928–1930, for the Labour Party. He served as mayor of Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ... from 1925. References 1888 births 1962 deaths Politicians from Fredrikstad Mayors of places in Østfold Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
