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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| President of the Storting | Thorbjørn Jagland, Labour since October 2005 |
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| Members | 169 | ||||
| Political groups | Labour Party (61) Progress Party (38) Conservative Party (23) Socialist Left Party (15) Christian Democratic Party (11) Centre Party (11) Liberal Party (10) |
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| Last elections | 12 September 2005 | ||||
| Meeting place | Storting, Oslo | ||||
| Web site | www.stortinget.no | ||||
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History
The Storting in its present form was first constituted at Eidsvoll in 1814, although its origins can be traced back to the allting or common assemblies as early as the 9th century. 1814 was a pivotal year in Norwegian history. It started with Norway as a part of the Danish kingdom subject to a Naval blockade, saw a constitutional For the town in Australia see Eidsvold Queensland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. See also Medieval Scandinavian laws A thing or ting ( Old Norse, Old English and Icelandic: þing; other modern The alltings were localised assemblies charged with discussing legal and political matters. These gradually were formalised so that the tings, or assemblies, grew into regionalised meetings and acquired backing and authority from the crown, even to the extent that on occasions they were instrumental in effecting change in the monarchy itself.
As Norway became unified as a geopolitical entity in the 10th century the lagtings were established as superior regional assemblies. The archaic regional assemblies, the Frostating, the Gulating, the Eidsivating and the Borgarting were amalgamated and the corpus of law was setdown under the command of King Magnus Lagabøte during the mid 13th century. When Norway was united as a kingdom ( 900 - 1030 AD the existing Lagtings were constituted as superior regional assemblies Frostating Gulating is both the name of one of the first Norwegian legislative assemblies or Thing and one of the present day Law courts of western Norway Eidsivating is both the name of one of the original Norwegian popular assemblies or tings and one of the present day Law courts in Norway Magnus Lagabøte ( old Norse Magnús lagabœtir, English Magnus the law-mender) or Magnus Håkonsson ( old Norse This jurisdiction remained significant until King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway proclaimed absolute monarchy in 1660; this was ratified by the passage of the King Act of 1665, and this became the constitution of the Union of Denmark and Norway and remained so until 1814 and the foundation of the Storting. Frederick III ( March 18, 1609 &ndash February 19, 1670) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death
The number of seats in the Storting has varied: from 1882 there were 114 seats, from 1903 117, from 1906 123, from 1918 126, from 1921 150, from 1973 155, from 1985 157, from 1989 165 and from 2005 169 seats.
Qualified unicameralism
The Storting is unicameral, but is divided into two departments in legislative matters. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber After elections the Storting elects a quarter of its membership to form the Lagting a sort of "upper house", with the remaining three quarters forming the Odelsting or "lower house". The division is also used on very rare occasions in cases of impeachment. Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official The original idea in 1814 was probably to have the Lagting act as an actual upper house, and the senior and more experienced members of the Storting were placed here. Today, however, the composition of the Lagting closely follows that of the Odelsting so that there is very little that differentiates them, and the passage of a bill in the Lagting is mostly a formality.
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Bills are submitted by the Government to the Odelsting or by a member of the Odelsting (members of the Lagting may not propose legislation by themselves). Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Politics of Norway takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Constitutional monarchy. The Constitution of Norway was first adopted on May 16, 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (a small town north of the Childhood and education When Prince Harald was born in Skaugum he was the first heir to the throne of Norway to be born in Norway for several hundred years Family and heritage Haakon's godparents are King Olav V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, Prince Carl Bernadotte, King Carl XVI Gustaf This is a list of viceroys ( visekonge) governors ( rigsstatholder) first ministers ( førstestatsråd) and Prime ministers ( statsminister) of (born 16 March 1959 is the Prime Minister of Norway. He took office in October of 2005 he was previously Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001 This is a list of Norwegian governments with parties and Prime Ministers The Red-Green Coalition is a coalition of Norwegian parties, formed by the Labour, the Socialist Left Party, and the Centre Party. This article lists political parties in Norway. Norway has a Multi-party system with numerous parties in which no one party has a big chance of gaining Norway elects its Legislature on a national level The parliament the Storting (or Stortinget by Norwegian grammar has 169 members elected for a four year term Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on September 10 2007, with some areas Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. The 2003 county council election was held on Monday September 15, 2003 for all eighteen county councils in Norway ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf The Sami Parliament of Norway ( Sámediggi in Northern Sami, Sämitigge in Inari Sami, Sää´mte´ǧǧ The foreign relations of Norway are based on the country's membership in NATO and within the workings of the United Nations (UN History See also Norwegian EC referendum 1972 and Norwegian EU referendum 1994 In 1963 Norway and the United Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent A Standing Committee, with members from both the Odelsting and Lagting, then considers the bill,and in some cases hearings are held. If passed by the Odelsting, the bill is sent to the Lagting for review or revision. Most bills are passed unamended by the Lagting and are then sent directly to the King for assent. Today royal assent is also mostly a formality.
If the Lagting amends the Odelsting's decision, the bill is sent back to the Odelsting. If the Odelsting approves the Lagting's amendments, the bill is signed into law by the King. If it does not, then the bill returns to the Lagting. If the Lagting still proposes amendments, the bill is submitted a plenary session of the Storting. In order to be passed, the bill must then have the approval of a two-thirds majority of the plenary session. In all other cases a simple majority suffices.
Three days must pass between each time a department votes on a bill.
A proposal to amend the constitution and abolish the system of Odelsting and Lagting was introduced in 2004 and was passed by the Storting on February 20, 2007 (159–1 with nine absentees). It will take effect with the newly elected Storting in 2009.
In all other cases, such as taxes and appropriations, the Storting meets in plenary sessions. In Law and Government, appropriation (from Latin appropriare, "to make one's own" later "to set aside " is the
Presidium
The Storting's Presidium is chaired by the President of the Storting and consists of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Storting, the Lagting and the Odelsting. The Presidium or Præsidium (from Latin praesidium meaning protection or defense so plural presidia or praesidia is the name for the Executive committee
The current members are:
- President of the Storting: Thorbjørn Jagland
- Vice President of the Storting: Carl I. Hagen
- President of the Lagting: Inge Lønning
- Vice President of the Lagting: Ola T. Lånke
- President of the Odelsting: Berit Brørby
- Vice President of the Odelsting: Olav Gunnar Ballo
Last election result
| Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- |
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| Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti) | 862,757 | 32. (born 5 November 1950 is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Carl Ivar Hagen (born May 6, 1944) is a Norwegian politician and Vice-President of the Norwegian Parliament. Inge Lønning (born 20 February 1938) is a Norwegian theologian educator and politician active in the Conservative Party of Norway. Ola Torgeir Lånke (born 18 March 1948 in Rennebu) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. Berit Brørby (born 5 December 1950 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Olav Gunnar Ballo (born October 22, 1956 in Alta) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic 7 | +8. 4 | 61 | +18 |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 582,284 | 22. The Progress Party ( Bokmål: Fremskrittspartiet, Nynorsk: Framstegspartiet, Norwegian abbreviation FrP is a Norwegian 1 | +7. 4 | 38 | +12 |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 372,008 | 14. The Conservative Party ( Høyre, H meaning " right " is a Norwegian Political party. 1 | −7. 1 | 23 | −15 |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 233,069 | 8. The Socialist Left Party ( Sosialistisk Venstreparti or SV is a Norwegian Political party founded in 1975 8 | −3. 7 | 15 | −8 |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 178,889 | 6. The Christian Democratic Party ( Kristelig Folkeparti or Kristeleg Folkeparti, KrF is a Christian Democratic Norwegian Political party 8 | −5. 6 | 11 | −11 |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 171,124 | 6. The Centre Party ( Senterpartiet, Sp) is a centrist and agrarian Norwegian Political party founded in 1920 5 | +0. 9 | 11 | +1 |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 156,081 | 5. The Liberal Party of Norway (Venstre V meaning "left" is a social liberal Political party in Norway. 9 | +2. 0 | 10 | +8 |
| Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) | 32,365 | 1. Raud Valallianse/Rød Valgallianse ( RV) or Red Electoral Alliance (1973-2007 was an alliance of left wing groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote 2 | 0. 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 21,946 | 0. The Coastal Party ( Kystpartiet) is a Norwegian political party 8 | −0. 9 | 0 | −1 |
| Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 13,559 | 0. The Pensioners Party ( Pensjonistpartiet) is a Political party in Norway without parliamentary representation 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Unity Party (Kristent Samlingsparti) | 3,865 | 0. Christian Unity Party (in Norwegian: Kristent Samlingsparti) is a Political party in Norway without parliamentary representation 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Environment Party The Greens (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 3,652 | 0. Miljøpartiet De Grønne (The Greens Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne Birasbellodat Ruonát is a Norwegian Political party, formed in October 1988 from a number of local 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Democrats (Demokratene) | 2,706 | 0. Democrats (Demokratene is a Right-wing, nationalistic Political party in Norway. 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abortion Opponents' List (Abortmotstandernes Liste) | 1,932 | 0. The Abortion Opponents' List was a Norwegian Political party that was present in seven counties in the 2005 elections. 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Norway (Norges Kommunistiske Parti) | 1,066 | 0. The Communist Party of Norway ( Norges Kommunistiske Parti) is a Political party in Norway without parliamentary representation 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform Party (Reformpartiet) | 727 | 0. The Reform Party (Reformpartiet is a Norwegian Political party. 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sami People Party (Sámeálbmot bellodat, Samefolkets Parti) | 660 | 0. The Sami People Party is a Norwegian political party without parliamentary representation that refers to the Sami Ethnic minority in Northern Norway 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal People's Party (Det Liberale Folkeparti) | 213 | 0. Det Liberale Folkeparti (Liberal People's Party DLF is a Norwegian political party created in 1992 by some of the members of the old Liberal People's Party. 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norwegian Republican Alliance (Norsk Republikansk Allianse) | 94 | 0. Norwegian Republican Alliance (in Norwegian: Norsk Republikansk Allianse) is a small Political party in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Beer Unity Party (Pilsens Samlingsparti) | 65 | 0. Beer Unity Party (in Norwegian: Pilsens Samlingsparti) is a Political party in Vest-Agder, Norway. 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Society Party (Samfunnspartiet) | 43 | 0. Society Party (in Norwegian: Samfunnspartiet) is a self-proclaimed Anarchist Political party in Norway. 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,639,105 | 100% | 169 | ||
External links
- Stortinget – Official site
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