1999 Norwegian local elections

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Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on 12 and 13 September 1999. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently.

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Results

Municipal elections

Results of the 1999 municipal elections. [1] [2] Voter turnout was 60,4%. [3]

PartyVotes%Seats
Labour Party 592,28128.653,804
Conservative Party 442,28421.392,086
Progress Party 249,75312.08989
Christian Democratic Party 193,2659.351,200
Centre Party 171,0808.281,798
Socialist Left Party 162,0547.84685
Liberal Party 90,0094.35522
Red Electoral Alliance 40,7881.9768
Pensioners' Party 18,4190.8933
Environment Party The Greens 5,2010.257
Coastal Party 2,0050.1025
Communist Party 1,0100.053
Natural Law Party7020.030
New Future Coalition Party 6220.031
White Electoral Alliance 2600.010
Generation Party2490.010
Fatherland Party 2270.010
Non-Partisan Coastal and Rural District Party 1630.010
Society Party 1370.010
Common, local and other lists96,9084.691,032
Total2,067,417100.0012,253

County elections

Results of the 1999 county elections. [4] [5] Voter turnout was 56,8%. [3]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 547,25928.19278–30
Conservative Party 412,75821.26185+6
Progress Party 261,04913.45120+17
Christian Democratic Party 195,45910.07102+16
Centre Party 164,6278.4895–38
Socialist Left Party 165,5118.5379+21
Liberal Party 81,0944.1841–7
Red Electoral Alliance 41,4692.1413+3
Pensioners' Party 24,0031.247–7
Environment Party The Greens 7,6120.391+1
Coastal Party 4,5300.233New
Communist Party 2,2630.1200
Natural Law Party1,6220.0800
New Future Coalition Party 1,4090.070
Fatherland Party 1,2960.0700
Generation Party8600.0400
Non-Partisan Coastal and Rural District Party 4050.020
White Electoral Alliance 2600.0100
Society Party 1370.0100
Other lists27,6131.4215+1
Total1,941,236100.00939–14

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