Nord-Trøndelag (; sma, Noerhte-Tröndelaage) is one of the 19

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of the Storting, the national

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. The constituency was established in 1921 following the introduction of

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for elections to the Storting. It consists of the

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Flatanger Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik. The municipality is the 2 ...

Frosta Frosta is the smallest municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Frosta. The municipality is located along the Trondheimsfjord, on the Frosta peninsula, just north of the city of Trondheim. It also ...

Grong ( sma, Kråangke) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Medjå (sometimes called ''Grong'' also). Other villages in the municipality inc ...

, Høylandet,

Inderøy Inderøy is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Framverran, Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, ...

, Leka,

Levanger Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne ...

Lierne Lierne is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region, and it is the largest municipality by area in Trøndelag. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sandvika. Other villages include ...

Meråker Meråker is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about west of Storlien in Sweden and east of the town of Stjørd ...

, Nærøysund,

Namsos ( sma, Nåavmesjenjaelmie) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Kl ...

Namsskogan Namsskogan is a municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. Namsskogan is located in the upper part of the long Namdalen valley region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namsskogan. Other villages in the municipality inclu ...

Overhalla Overhalla is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ranemsletta (also called ''Overhalla''). Other villages include Melen, Skage, Skogmo, ...

, Raarvihke, Snåase,

Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer which is located on the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. The town is also th ...

, Stjørdal and

Verdal Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklest ...

in the

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Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...

. The constituency currently elects four of the 169 members of the Storting using the

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. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 100,638 registered electors.

Electoral system

Nord-Trøndelag currently elects four of the 169 members of the Storting using the

. Constituency seats are allocated by the County Electoral Committee using the Modified Sainte-Laguë method. Compensatory seats (seats at large) are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated by the National Electoral Committee using the Modified Sainte-Laguë method at the constituency level (one for each constituency). Only parties that reach the 4% national threshold compete for compensatory seats.

Election results

Summary

(Excludes compensatory seats. Figures in ''italics'' represent joint lists.)

Detailed

2020s

=2021

= Results of the 2021 parliamentary election held on 13 September 2021: The following candidates were elected:

Marit Arnstad Marit Arnstad (born 4 May 1962) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Centre Party. She is currently the party’s parliamentary leader since 2014, having previously held the office from 2003 to 2005. Arnstad was the Norwegian Minister of ...

(Sp);

Ingvild Kjerkol Ingvild Kjerkol (born 18 May 1975) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag first time in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She has been a member of the Standing Commit ...

(Ap); André N. Skjelstad (V); Terje Sørvik (Ap); and Per Olav Tyldum (Sp).

2010s

=2017

= Results of the 2017 parliamentary election held on 11 September 2017: The following candidates were elected: Elin Rodum Agdestein (H);

(Sp); Arild Grande (Ap);

(Ap); and André N. Skjelstad (V).

=2013

= Results of the 2013 parliamentary election held on 8 and 9 September 2013: The following candidates were elected: Elin Rodum Agdestein (H);

(Sp); Arild Grande (Ap);

(Ap); and André N. Skjelstad (V).

2000s

=2009

= Results of the 2009 parliamentary election held on 13 and 14 September 2009: The following candidates were elected: Susanne Bratli (Ap); Lars Peder Brekk (Sp);

Robert Eriksson Robert Eriksson (born 23 April 1974) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party (Norway), Progress Party. He served as Ministry of Labour (Norway), Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion in Solberg's Cabinet from 2013 to 2015. He was ele ...

(FrP); Arild Grande (Ap); Gerd Janne Kristoffersen (Ap); and Lars Myraune (H).

=2005

= Results of the 2005 parliamentary election held on 11 and 12 September 2005: The following candidates were elected: Lars Peder Brekk (Sp);

(FrP); Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Ap); Gerd Janne Kristoffersen (Ap); Inge Ryan (SV); and André N. Skjelstad (V).

=2001

= Results of the 2001 parliamentary election held on 9 and 10 September 2001: The following candidates were elected:

(Sp); Aud Gaundal (Ap); Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Ap); Arne Lyngstad (KrF); Inge Ryan (SV); and

Per Sandberg Per Sandberg (born 6 February 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Capitalist Party and formerly the Progress Party who served as the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries from 2015 to 2018. Sandberg was a member of the Norwegian parliament from ...

(FrP).

1990s

=1997

= Results of the 1997 parliamentary election held on 15 September 1997: The following candidates were elected: Jon Olav Alstad (Ap); Aud Gaundal (Ap); Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Ap); Johan J. Jakobsen (Sp); Arne Lyngstad (KrF); and

(FrP).

=1993

= Results of the 1993 parliamentary election held on 12 and 13 September 1993: The following candidates were elected: Jon Olav Alstad (Ap);

(Sp); Aud Gaundal (Ap); Roger Gudmundseth (Ap); Jorunn Hageler (SV); and Johan J. Jakobsen (Sp).

1980s

=1989

= Results of the 1989 parliamentary election held on 10 and 11 September 1989: The following candidates were elected: Per Aunet (SV); Inger Lise Gjørv (Ap); Roger Gudmundseth (Ap); Johan J. Jakobsen (Sp); Wenche Frogn Sellæg (H); and Inge Staldvik (Ap).

=1985

= Results of the 1985 parliamentary election held on 8 and 9 September 1985: As the list alliance was entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as list alliance votes. The Sp-KrF-DLF list alliance's additional seat was allocated to the Centre Party. The following candidates were elected: Reidar Due (Sp); Inger Lise Gjørv (Ap); Roger Gudmundseth (Ap); Johan J. Jakobsen (Sp); Wenche Frogn Sellæg (H); and Inge Staldvik (Ap).

=1981

= Results of the 1981 parliamentary election held on 13 and 14 September 1981: The following candidates were elected: Reidar Due (Sp-KrF); Inger Lise Gjørv (Ap); Roger Gudmundseth (Ap);

Guttorm Hansen Guttorm Hansen (3 November 1920 – 2 April 2009) was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Labour Party. He started his career as a mechanic, but after 1945 he was a journalist and editor of magazines and newspapers. Via local politics in hi ...

(Ap); Johan J. Jakobsen (Sp-KrF); and

Gunnar Vada Gunnar Vada (16 March 1927 – 14 June 2018) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Life and career Gunnar Vada was born in Beitstad on 16 March 1927. Vada was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1977, and ...

(H).

1970s

=1977

= Results of the 1977 parliamentary election held on 11 and 12 September 1977: The following candidates were elected: Reidar Due (Sp); Inger Lise Gjørv (Ap);

(Ap); Johan J. Jakobsen (Sp); Johnny Stenberg (Ap); and

(H-KrF).

=1973

= Results of the 1973 parliamentary election held on 9 and 10 September 1973: The following candidates were elected: Ottar Gravås (H-KrF);

(Ap); Johan J. Jakobsen (Sp-V); Johnny Stenberg (Ap); Johan Støa (Ap); and Johan A. Vikan (Sp-V).

1960s

=1969

= Results of the 1969 parliamentary election held on 7 and 8 September 1969: The following candidates were elected: Inge Einarsen Bartnes (Sp);

Leif Granli Leif Granli (born 25 September 1909 in Hegra, died 17 March 1988) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions. From 1963 to 1965, ...

(Ap);

Ola H. Kveli Ola Hansen Kveli (23 April 1921 – 22 April 2003) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party of Norway, Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party (Norway), Liberal People's Party. He was elected to the Stortinget, Norwegian Par ...

(V); Johan Støa (Ap); and Johan A. Vikan (Sp).

=1965

= Results of the 1965 parliamentary election held on 12 and 13 September 1965: The following candidates were elected: Inge Einarsen Bartnes (Sp);

(Ap);

(Ap); Jon Leirfall (Sp);

Bjarne Lyngstad Bjarne Lyngstad (9 January 1901 – 4 September 1971) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Inderøy. From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Local Government and Work Affairs during the short-l ...

(V); and Johan Støa (Ap).

=1961

= Results of the 1961 parliamentary election held on 11 September 1961: The following candidates were elected: Inge Einarsen Bartnes (Sp), 13,362 votes; Gunvald Engelstad (Ap), 26,629 votes;

(Ap), 26,638 votes;

(Ap), 26,634 votes; Jon Leirfall (Sp), 13,363 votes; and

(V), 6,022 votes.

1950s

=1957

= Results of the 1957 parliamentary election held on 7 October 1957: The following candidates were elected: Inge Einarsen Bartnes (Bp); Olav Benum (V); Gunvald Engelstad (Ap);

(Ap); Jon Leirfall (Bp); and

Gustav Sjaastad Gustav Adolf Sjaastad (6 April 1902 – 7 May 1964) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Justice from 1954–1955 and Minister of Industry from 1955–1959, and also as County Governor of ...

(Ap).

=1953

= Results of the 1953 parliamentary election held on 12 October 1953: The following candidates were elected: Inge Einarsen Bartnes (Bp); Olav Benum (V); Gunvald Engelstad (Ap);

(Ap); Jon Leirfall (Bp); and Johan Wiik (Ap).

1940s

=1949

= Results of the 1949 parliamentary election held on 10 October 1949: The following candidates were elected: Olav Benum (V); Gunvald Engelstad (Ap);

(Ap); Jon Leirfall (Bp); and Johan Wiik (Ap).

=1945

= Results of the 1945 parliamentary election held on 8 October 1945: The following candidates were elected: Olav Benum (V); Gunvald Engelstad (Ap);

(Ap); Jon Leirfall (Bp); and Johan Wiik (Ap).

1930s

=1936

= Results of the 1936 parliamentary election held on 19 October 1936: As the list alliance was not entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as party votes. The following candidates were elected: Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad (Bp); Albert Moen (Ap); Eliseus Müller (Bp); Johan Peter Trøite (V); and Johan Wiik (Ap).

=1933

= Results of the 1933 parliamentary election held on 16 October 1933: As the list alliance was not entitled to more seats contesting as an alliance than it was contesting as individual parties, the distribution of seats was as party votes. The following candidates were elected:

Håkon Five Håkon Martin Henriksen Five (27 September 1880 – 15 January 1944) was a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Venstre (Norway), Liberal Party. He was Minister of Agriculture 1919–1920, 1921–1923, 1924–1926 and 1933–1935, and Norwegian Mi ...

(V); Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad (Bp); Albert Moen (Ap); Eliseus Müller (Bp); and Johan Wiik (Ap).

=1930

= Results of the 1930 parliamentary election held on 20 October 1930: The following candidates were elected: Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad (Bp); Ole H. Langhammer (Bp); Albert Moen (Ap); Anders Todal (V); and Johan Wiik (Ap).

1920s

=1927

= Results of the 1927 parliamentary election held on 17 October 1927: The following candidates were elected:

(V); Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad (Bp); Ole H. Langhammer (Bp); Albert Moen (Ap); and Johan Wiik (Ap).

=1924

= Results of the 1924 parliamentary election held on 21 October 1924: The following candidates were elected:

(V); Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad (Bp); Ole H. Langhammer (Bp); Albert Moen (Ap); and Johannes Okkenhaug (V).

=1921

= Results of the 1921 parliamentary election held on 24 October 1921: The following candidates were elected: Johannes Bragstad (L);

(V); Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad (L); Albert Moen (Ap); and Johannes Okkenhaug (V).

Notes

References

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