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The county lists for the Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001 was a group of nine political lists, or parties, which under different names ran for the 2001 parliamentary election in Norway. Common for all the parties, was that all of them were made up of people who had been excluded or voluntarily left the Progress Party after the turmoil that erupted in the party around 2000/2001. [1]
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 2001. The governing Labour Party lost seats and their vote share was the worst they had ever obtained in a post-war election. Although they still won a plurality of votes and seats, they were unable to form a government. Instead, a centre-right coalition of the Conservative Party, the Christian People's Party and Liberal Party was formed, led by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of the Christian Democratic Party, with confidence and supply support from the Progress Party.
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
The Progress Party is a right-wing libertarian and classical liberal political party in Norway. The party values are focused on civil liberties, individualism, and limited government. It is the country's third largest political party and a part of the centre-right government coalition. The current leader of the party is Siv Jensen, who is Norway's current Minister of Finance.
The most noticeable of them were Member of Parliament Vidar Kleppe, who was the top candidate of the Southern Norway List in Vest-Agder, [2] as well as being present on the lists of the Hedmark List [3] and the Hordaland List. [4] Kleppe was noticeably also joined by Elvis impersonator Kjell Elvis, and IK Start football legend Karsten Johannessen in Vest-Agder. [5] Other Progress Party MPs on the county lists were Dag Danielsen and Fridtjof Frank Gundersen, the first and second candidates for the Oslo List, [6] and Jørn Stang who was the top candidate of the Østfold List. [7]
Vidar Sveinung Kleppe is a Norwegian politician. He was a Member of Parliament and deputy leader of the Progress Party until he was suspended and left the party in 2001. He was the leader of the Democrats party from 2002 to 2012, and has since 2003 held office as a member of the Vest-Agder county council and the Kristiansand municipal council.
Vest-Agder[²vɛstˌɑɡdər](
An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies the look and sound of musician Elvis Presley. Professional Elvis impersonators, commonly known as Elvis tribute artists (ETAs), work all over the world as entertainers, and such tribute acts remain in great demand due to the unique iconic status of Elvis. There are even a number of radio stations that exclusively feature Elvis impersonator material.
The lists did not campaign as a common party, and even though they had much in common they were formally separate entities. The most successful of the lists was the Southern Norway List of Vidar Kleppe, but neither he managed to secure a renewed place in the Norwegian parliament.
Results for the lists in their respective counties:
| List | Norwegian name | County | Result | % |
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| Southern Norway List | Sørlandslista | Vest-Agder | 2,407 | 2.8% |
| Hordaland List | Hordalandslista | Hordaland | 389 | 0.58% |
| Southern Norway List Aust-Agder | Sørlandslista Aust-Agder | Aust-Agder | 211 | 0.38% |
| Oppland List | Opplandslista | Oppdal | 170 | 0.16% |
| Oslo List | Oslo-lista | Oslo | 396 | 0.14% |
| Østfold List | Østfoldlista | Østfold | 179 | 0.13% |
| Hedmark List | Hedmarkslista | Hedmark | 93 | 0.09% |
| Troms List | Tromslista | Troms | 70 | 0.09% |
| Nordland List | Nordlandslista | Nordland | 111 | 0.09% |
Together, the lists received 4.026 votes, accounting for 0,16% of the votes nationwide.
In 2002, the party the Democrats were founded with Vidar Kleppe as the chairman. Many of the members of the county lists joined the new party, though not all. The top candidate for the Troms List, Karl-Olav Slorafoss, was for instance later active in the Coastal Party.
The Coastal Party is a regionalist, agrarian political party in Norway. The party has district, fishing and coastal issues among its primary policies with its main political base in Northern Norway, and is a staunch opponent of Norwegian membership in the European Union. It was represented in the Norwegian Parliament from 2001 to 2005, and its predecessor, the Non-Partisan Deputies, from 1997 to 2001. Originally led by the fisherman and whale hunter Steinar Bastesen, its current leader is Bengt Stabrun Johansen.
