Fylkestingsvalget 1995 (NOS C 343) - Statistisk sentralbyrÃ¥

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Norges offisielle statistikk Fylkestingsvalget 1995 Classification used for official Norwegian statistics. In some cases, information has been collected from the parties concerned. It is sometimes difficult to classify occupations on the basis of the information provided, so the figures in the occupation-related tables are necessarily be reliable. The category "homemaker/housewife" includes women listed on the electoral list as homemakers, with no further indication of any other occupational activity. For example, women listed as homemakers and teachers, homemakers and textile workers, or homemakers and students are not counted as homemakers. 4. The election of county councils As was the case with the 1991 election, data has been collected on the 1995 county council election (see Annex 4). The figures related to this election have been published in Regional Statistics and amay be found in Table 19 of this publication. 5. Sample survey on the 1995 county council election and the 1993 general parliamentary election In connection with the 1995 election, Statistics Norway and the Institute for Social Research conducted a survey on voter behaviour during the 1993 general parliamentary election and the 1995 county council election. The objective was to monitor a sample of voters in 1993 and 1995, and to compare how they voted in the two elections. The sample consisted of voters in the 18-79 age group in 1993. A total of 1 779 people responded after both elections. In connection with surveys such as this one, which is based on data collected from just a fraction of the population, there will always be a certain amount of uncertainty about the results, ie, a certain sample variance, that should be taken into account when the results are interpreted. 6. Some main results Compared with the 1991 election results, the Party of Progress gained the most ground and the Socialist Left Party lost the most ground in the county council election of 1995. The Party of Progress increased its share of the votes from 7 per cent in 1991 to 12 per cent in 1995. The party made a strong showing in all counties. Its progress was greatest in Oslo, where the party increased its following from 8.8 per cent to 20.2 per cent. The Socialist Left lost half its supporters, receiving 6.1 per cent of the votes in the 1995 election. The Socialist Left Party lost the most ground in Telemark County, where its voter share dropped from 16.4 per cent in 1991 to 7.2 per cent in 1995. The Conservative Party won 19.9 per cent of the votes, a decline of 2 percentage points from the preceding county council election. The most pronounced setbacks for the Conservatives were in Oslo and Troms county, where they lost 5.5 and 5.2 percentage points, respectively. The Liberal Party advanced from 3.5 per cent in 1991 to 4.7 per cent in 1995. There were just minor changes for the other major parties. The Norwegian Labour Party increased from 30.4 per cent in 1991 to 31.3 per cent in 1995, and the Christian Democrats moved forward from 8.1 to 8.5 per cent. The Centre Party's voter share edged down from 12.0 in 1991 to 11.7 per cent in 1995. Altogether, 953 representatives were elected to Norway's county councils in 1995, compared with 991 in 1991. The Socialist Left won 58 seats, 64 fewer than in 1991. The Conservatives lost 25 seats, leaving the party 179 representatives on the country's county councils. The Party of Progress won 37 more seats than in the preceding election, bringing its total to 103. The Liberals increased their representation from 36 after the 1991 election to 48 in 1995. The Labour Party won 308 seats, the Centre Party 133 and the Christian Democrats 86. There are now 393 women in the new county councils (including Oslo). Women occupy 41.2 per cent of county council seats during the current election period, compared with 39.3 per cent during the preceding term. Fewer women were elected in some counties, although the proportion of women representatives increased in most counties. As was the case during the preceding county council election, Nordland county had the highest proportion of women representatives of all the county councils. There, women occupy roughly half the seats on the council. At some 55 per cent, the Socialist Left Party still has the highest percentage of women representatives. Compared with the preceding election, all the major parties increased their proportions of women representatives. 17
Fylkestingsvalget 1995 Norges offisielle statistikk Those elected in the 1995 county council election had an average age of 47. Most of them, ie, 33 and 32 per cent respectively, were in the age groups 40-49 and 50- 59. Of the representatives elected in 1991, 38 per cent were in the 40-49 age group and 27 per cent were in the 50-59 category. The 18-24 age group won 5 per cent of the seats in the 1995 election, compared with 7 per cent in 1991. Data on the representatives' occupations indicate that 14 per cent of them are self-employed. Of that segment, 20 per cent are women. Some 70 per cent of the representatives were employed in the public and private sectors, while 7 per cent are students. Nearly 4 per cent are old-age or disability pensioners and approximately 3 per cent are homemakers. In the 1995 county council election, 59.7 per cent of those entitled to vote cast ballots. This was 4.1 percentage points lower than the voter turnout for the 1991 election, making it the lowest voter turnout ever registered for a direct county council election. As regards the individual counties (excl. Oslo), voter turnout was highest in Akershus county, with 64.8 per cent, and lowest in Nordland county, with 51.6 per cent. The sample survey conducted jointly by the Institute for Social Research and Statistics Norway indicated that the 1995 election entailed significant shifts in party support. The most pronounced change was in the number of people who voted for the Party of Progress, which virtually doubled the number of seats it won, compared with the parliamentary election in 1993. The biggest losers were the Centre Party and the Labour Party, ie, the big winners in 1993. The voter turnout in 1995 was the lowest reported for 70 years. The 1990s dramatic changes in voter loyalties continued during the 1995 election. Data based on a comparison of the 1993 parliamentary election and the 1995 county council election showed that 44 per cent of voters changed their party affiliation between the two elections, either by moving back and forth between parties, or by moving in or out of the ranks of the stayat-homers. This figure matches the 1989-1993 record. Stability was greatest in the Christian Democratic Party, as approximately 60 per cent of KrF's voters remained loyal to their old party once again in 1995. Stability was least for the Centre Party and the Socialist Left Party. The high degree of stability in the Party of Progress was a new phenomenon that emerged in 1995. The Party of Progress advanced at the expense of all the other parties, but most notably at the expense of the Labour Party, Centre Party and Conservative Party. There was a very crossover of voters between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, with the majority moving to the latter. On the other hand, the Labour Party performed better than the Centre Party. The Liberals won most of their new supporters from the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Centre Party Even though the question of Norway's membership of the European Union was decided by popular referendum in 1994, the issue continued to exert a certain influence on the party affiliations of voters. Excluding those who stayed at home, switching from one party to another was somewhat more common among those who voted against EU membership than among those who voted in favour of membership, 31 per cent compared with 27 per cent. On the "yes" side, there were significant net losses from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party, and from the Conservative Party to the Party of Progress. Otherwise, the Labour Party suffered more losses on the "yes" side than did the Liberal and Socialist Left parties. The Centre Party's losses were limited to the "no" side. The Centre Party lost votes to all other parties, although the losses to the Party of Progress and Labour Party were most pronounced. The Socialist Left Party lost ground among the no-voters and gained a little ground among the "yes" group. As for the overall results, the Labour Party and the Conservative Party were weakened on the "yes" side, while the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party lost voter support on the "no" side. This indicates that impact of opposing views on the EU issue had cooled considerably in the 1995 election. The sharp decline in voter turnout affected the parties in different ways and had an indirect effect on the distribution of votes. The Labour Party, Centre Party and Socialist Left party had the largest numbers of voters stay at home, while the Liberal Party, Christian Democratic Party and, in particular, the Party of Progress lost relatively small percentages of their supporters to the couch, giving them an indirect advantage in terms of voter turnout. Survey respondents were asked to mention one or two issues they felt were important in the 1995 election. Only one of three voters was able to identify at least one issue. Even though the figures refer to local elections, this figure must be described as extremely low. It can only be perceived as meaning that the parties did not manage to put across the differences in their viewpoints on the issues. According to voters, the three most important issues in 1995 were healthcare and care for the elderly, immigration and nature and the environment. Healthcare and care for the elderly was mentioned by all parties, although it was mentioned most often by voters that supported the Party of Progress, the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. Immigration was mentioned almost exclusively by supporters of the Party of Progress. The Socialist Left and Liberals were mainly concerned about nature and the environment. 18
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