Elections
To be eligible to vote or be elected to the Norwegian Sami Parliament a person needs to be included in the Sámi census. In order to be included the following criteria must be met as stipulated in Section 2–6 of the Sámi Act: "Everyone who declares that they consider themselves to be Sámi, and who either has Sámi as his or her home language, or has or has had a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent with Sámi as his or her home language, or who is a child of someone who is or has been registered in the Sámi census, has the right to be enrolled in the Sámi census in the municipality of residence." Results of the last election:
| Parties | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Labour Party (Norgga Bargiidbellodat, Det norske Arbeiderparti) |
2,534 | 26.8 | -5.0 | 14 | -4 | |
| Norwegian Sami Association (Norgga Sámiid Riikkasearvi, Norske Samers Riksforbund, NSR) |
1,986 | 21.0 | -5.3 | 11 | -5 | |
| Árja | 949 | 10.0 | - | 3 | - | |
| Progress Party (Ovddádusbellodat, Fremskrittspartiet) | 737 | 7.8 | +5.5 | 3 | +3 | |
| Centre Party (Guovddásbellodat, Senterpartiet) | 466 | 4.9 | −1.8 | 0 | -1 | |
| Conservative Party (Olgesbellodat, Høyre) | 439 | 4.6 | +2.2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Kautokeino reindeer herders list (Johttisápmelaccaid listu, Kautokeino flyttsameliste) |
411 | 4.4 | − | 2 | − | |
| Norwegian Sami National Association and Sami People joint list (Norgga Sámiid Riikkasearvvi ja Sámeálbmot Bellodaga oktasaslista, NSR felles) |
366 | 3.9 | − | 2 | − | |
| Sami League of Nation (Sámiid Álbmotlihttu, Samenes Folkeforbund) |
297 | 3.1 | −1.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sami People's Party (Samefolkets parti) | 221 | 2.3 | −1.5 | 0 | −1 | |
| Sami residents in Southern Norway (Sámit Mátta/Lulli-Norggas, Samer bosatt i Sør-Norge) |
191 | 2.0 | +0.2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nordkalottfolket | 184 | 1.9 | − | 1 | - | |
| Åarjel-Saemiej Gielh (ÅaSG) | 146 | 1.5 | − | 1 | - | |
| Non-reindeer herders list (Dáloniid Listu, Fastboendes Liste) |
124 | 1.3 | − | 0 | − | |
| Common list (Oktasaslista, Felleslista) | 110 | 1.2 | − | 0 | − | |
| Ofelas | 75 | 0.8 | − | 0 | − | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistalas Gurutbellodat, Sosialistisk Venstreparti) |
64 | 0.7 | −2.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sjaddo | 55 | 0.6 | − | 0 | − | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 48 | 0.5 | − | 0 | − | |
| Liberal Party (Gurutbellodat, Venstre) | 45 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9,448 | 100% | 39 | ||||
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