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2005 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election

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The 2005 Sámi parliamentary election was held in Norway on 12 September 2005.[1] Voters elected 43 members for the Sámi Parliament of Norway.

Constituencies

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Norway was divided into 13 constituencies for the 2005 Sámi parliamentary election. For each, three representatives were elected. In addition an additional representative was elected from the four constituencies with the most votes. For the 2005 election, the constituencies were:

Constituencies in Finnmark county

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Várjjat
  • This constituency included the municipalities of Sør-Varanger, Unjárga (Nesseby), Vadsø, Vardø and Båtsfjord.
  • Representatives (2005-2009): Magnhild Mathisen, Gunn-Britt Retter, and Knut Store
  • It had the highest electoral turnout in 2005 (79.1%).
Deatnu
Kárášjohka
  • This constituency included Kárášjohka Municipality (Karasjok).
  • Representatives (2005-2009): Egil Olli, Terje H. Tretnes, Synnøve Solbakken-Härkönen, and Marie Therese Nordsletta Gaup.
Guovdageaidnu
Porsáŋgu
Áltá/Fálesnuorri

Constituencies in Troms county

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Davvi Romsa
Gaska Romsa
Lulli Romsa

Constituencies in Nordland county

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Davvi Nordland
Gaska Nordland

Constituencies in Central and Southern Norway

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Lullisámeguovllut
Lulli Norga

Outcome

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The results of the vote where that:[2]

  • Norwegian Sámi Association got 18 representatives (and for the first time did not have the majority in the parliament).
  • Labour Party also got 18 representatives.
  • Johttisápmelaččaid Listu, Åarjel læstoe, Sámi People's Party, Finnmark list, Dáloniid Listu, Centre Party, and an unaffiliated Sámi resident in Southern Norway each got 1 representative.

Since no party had a majority of the mandates a coalition was formed for the executive council consisting of: Norwegian Sámi Association, Sámi resident in Southern Norway, Johttisápmelaččaid Listu, Centre Party, and Sámi People's Party.[3] Aili Keskitalo from the Norwegian Sámi Association was elected as the president. Johan Mikkel Sara, Sámi resident in Southern Norway, got the vice president position, while Per A. Bær got a seat in the board of the Finnmark Estate. The six members in the executive council consisted in addition to the president and vice-president of: Terje Tretnes (Sámi People's Party), Randi A. Skum, and Jarle Jonassen (the later both from Norwegian Sámi Association).

Later Jánoš Trosten left Norwegian Sámi Association and formed his own party, Čielga Sámi Jietna, while Anders Urheim left the Labour party and formed the Sosialdemokraten group. Thus leaving, the two largest parties with 17 mandates each.

After the election in 2005 Aili Keskitalo became president. She represents the Norwegian Sámi Association. On September 25 she resigned after the coalition forming the executive council was split up due to problems cooperating with vice president Johan Mikkel Sara.[4]

On September 26, Labour Party formed an executive council consisting of: the new president Egil Olli, new vice-president Marianne Balto, Jørn Are Gaski, Hilde Nyvoll, and Vibeke Larsen. The Labour Party does not have the majority in the parliament.

Gender

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One particularly remarkable facet of the Sámi parliamentary elections of 2005 was the outcome of 50% women being elected into parliamentary seats, as compared to the 37% of seats occupied by women in the non-Sámi Norwegian parliament. Through an active effort to foster women's participation in Sámi politics, no less than 22 women were elected to the 43 seats in the Sámi Parliament, up from 7 in 2001. Also in 2005, Aili Keskitalo, a woman, was elected as Parliamentary President, a position similar to Speaker of the House in the USA. She was the third parliamentary president of the Sámi Parliament of Norway and the first female president of any Sámi parliament, though she resigned in 2007 (see above). Taking her place was a man, Egil Olli, whereas the vice-president of parliament was a woman, Marianne Balto.[5]

Results

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Election results for the 2005 Sámi parliamentary election.[6][7] Voter turnout was 71.2%.[6]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party2,84331.8518+5
Norwegian Sámi Association2,35126.3416+5
Centre Party6026.741–2
People's Federation of the Saami4424.950–2
Sámi People's Party3453.8710
Socialist Left Party3063.430New
Sámi People's Party and Norwegian Sami2652.971–
Kautokeino Reindeer Herders List2542.8510
Sámi People's Association2402.691New
Conservative Party2192.450–1
Progress Party2012.250New
Finnmark List1641.841New
Sámi Residents in Southern Norway1631.8310
Non-Reindeer Herders List1581.7710
Southern List1391.561New
Badjeolbmuid Listu1061.190New
Liberal Party620.6900
Middle Nordland Non-Partisan List380.430New
Sami Red Electoral Alliance280.310New
Total8,926100.0043+4
Registered voters/turnout12,538–

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Forhåndsstemming avsluttes i morgen
  2. ^ (in Norwegian) Tabell 2 Sametingsvalet 2005. Valde representantar, etter parti1, kjønn og valkrins
  3. ^ "Norgga Sámiid Riikkasearvi - Norske Samers Riksforbund - Samarbeidsavtale mellom NSR og gruppen på fire representanter 2005". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  4. ^ "Ingen hyggelig dag", NRK Sámi Radio
  5. ^ Norway’s Sámi Parliament: Getting to 50-50 Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, International Museum of Women website, no date on article, consulted 3 November 2010.
  6. ^ a b Landsoversikt per liste Archived 2009-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Sameting Election 2005". Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
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