Elections To The Sámi Parliament Of Sweden
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Elections to the Sámi Parliament of Sweden have taken place every four years following the establishment of the
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in 1993. The most recent elections took place in 2021, and another election is scheduled in 2025. Elections are organised by the
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alongside the administrative board of Norbotten and the Sámi Parliament election committee. The elections use a
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of seat distribution.


Voter eligibility

Voters must be on a special electoral register to vote in these elections. The register includes any Sámi person who is registered with their electoral board and is a Swedish citizen over the age of 18 on the date of the election. Sámi without Swedish citizenship can also vote if they have been registered as residing in Sweden for 3 consecutive years prior to the election. In order to be considered part of the Sámi people, a person must consider themselves to be Sámi and either: * Have/had Sámi as a language at home * Have a parent or grandparent who had/has Sámi as a language at home, or * Have a parent who is/has been registered as a voter. The election committee draws up a preliminary voter list by November of the year before the election, and a final list by March of the election year.


2025 election results

An election is scheduled for 18 May 2025. 9,755 people were registered to vote. The results were as follows:


2021 election results

The 2021 election was held on 6 May 2021, and saw the Hunting and Fishing Sámi party maintain its first-place position. The results were as follows:


2017 election results

The 2017 election was held on 21 May 2017, with the Hunting and Fishing Sámi Party winning the most votes. The results were as follows:


References

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