Statistics Norway

The Norwegian Electoral Survey. Municipal and County Council Election

11 Municipal and county Council Election 2007. Electoral turnout in per cent among the sample of foreign citizen entitled to vote1, by citizenship and years of residence
Citizenship Electoral turnout in per cent. Years of residence Persons entitled to vote in the sample. Years of residence Foreign citizens entitled to vote1. Years of residence
  Total 0-9 years 10-19 years 20-29 years 30 years and more Unknown Total 0-9 years 10-19 years 20-29 years 30 years and more Unknown Total 0-9 years 10-19 years 20-29 years 30 years and more Unknown
Total 36.4  29.7  40.9  43.5  52.9 8.8  6 803  4 215  1 202  608  737 41  137 555  74 807  23 916  15 556  20 826  2 450
                                     
Europe 38.2 29.2 42.5 45.9 54.1 8.9 3 269 1 702  676  360  491 40 91 186 41 070 18 058 12 586 17 046 2 426
Africa 31.5 31.9 : : . .  447  416 23 8 - - 10 068 9 216  621  185 43 3
Asia 29.5 28.7 33.8 29.7 34.8 : 2 090 1 657  253  116 63 1 25 339 20 773 2 621 1 178  748 19
North and Central America 44.1 36.5 46.5 41.2 50.0 .  448  161 76 67  144 - 7 457 2 014 1 412 1 244 2 786 1
South America 32.4 31.9 29.6 42.9 : .  399  207  145 40 7 - 2 888 1 458 1 074  290 65 1
Oceania 45.3 38.9 51.7 : 53.1 .  150 72 29 17 32 -  617  276  130 73  138 -
                                     
The Nordic countries 41.1 30.0 47.1 49.5 57.8 8.9  934  347  212  138  197 40 48 556 18 526 9 602 7 470 10 549 2 409
Western Europe else, except Turkey 44.1 38.7 46.0 44.2 49.1 . 1 087  393  213  198  283 - 24 863 8 855 4 903 4 782 6 321 2
Eastern Europe 22.4 22.0 25.1 : : . 1 049  804  225 12 8 - 15 825 12 232 3 268  196  120 9
North America and Oceania 45.5 38.6 47.1 42.6 50.3 .  514  159  100 80  175 - 7 391 1 708 1 486 1 290 2 907 -
Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey 29.8 29.6 31.3 29.4 33.9 : 3 219 2 512  452  180 74 1 40 920 33 486 4 657 1 818  929 30
                                     
Western countries 42.4 33.0 46.8 46.5 53.9 8.9 2 535  899  525  416  655 40 80 810 29 089 15 991 13 542 19 777 2 411
Non-western countries 27.8 27.5 28.7 27.3 32.4 : 4 268 3 316  677  192 82 1 56 745 45 718 7 925 2 014 1 049 39
                                     
Selected countries                                    
Denmark 47.6 32.8 43.9 55.9 59.6 :  248 61 57 34 89 7 17 058 4 165 3 170 3 119 6 157  447
Finland 36.1 25.5 50.0 34.8 56.2 :  241 98 54 46 32 11 4 728 2 010  817  971  710  220
Iceland 38.9 20.0 41.5 53.5 48.6 :  198 60 53 43 37 5 2 828  907  747  673  423 78
Sweden 37.7 30.5 50.0 : 56.4 :  247  128 48 15 39 17 23 942 11 444 4 868 2 707 3 259 1 664
France 45.3 32.9 48.1 : 60.5 .  192 79 52 23 38 - 1 664  711  377  278  298 -
Serbia and Montenegro 15.5 15.0 : : : .  200  173 20 2 5 - 2 103 1 771  215 44 71 2
Netherlands 53.0 46.8 50.0 47.5 72.1 .  198 79 36 40 43 - 3 020 1 003  695  612  710 -
Poland 22.5 17.0 48.6 : : .  200  153 37 9 1 - 2 283 1 730  427  107 19 -
United Kingdom 40.7 37.8 40.0 40.0 43.0 .  248 45 45 65 93 - 8 795 2 047 1 683 2 177 2 887 1
Russia 26.5 25.9 : . . .  249  239 10 - - - 3 724 3 570  151 3 - -
Turkey 22.1 24.1 19.2 : : .  199  158 26 12 3 - 1 942 1 457  285  138 56 6
Germany 47.8 41.3 65.8 47.5 51.1 .  249  126 38 40 45 - 6 828 3 460 1 166  951 1 250 1
Bosnia-Herzegovina 17.5 18.3 17.1 . . .  200 60  140 - - - 3 035  974 2 055 2 - 4
Somalia 35.5 36.0 : . . .  248  239 9 - - - 4 568 4 398  168 2 - -
Afghanistan 30.5 31.0 : . . .  200  197 3 - - - 2 857 2 829 19 2 - 7
Sri Lanka 39.7 42.1 32.7 : : .  199  145 49 4 1 - 1 532 1 104  373 50 5 -
Philippines 32.8 33.5 : : : .  198  173 18 6 1 - 1 495 1 299  154 40 2 -
India 38.5 37.1 35.6 41.0 : .  200  105 45 39 11 - 1 048  534  246  185 83 -
Iraq 23.2 23.6 : . . .  250  246 4 - - - 5 284 5 217 57 6 - 4
Iran 24.0 22.8 : : . .  200  184 12 4 - - 2 327 2 157  153 13 - 4
China 13.9 13.9 : . . .  194  180 14 - - -  960  869 84 6 1 -
Pakistan 36.0 38.3 40.4 28.2 33.3 :  250  115 47 39 48 1 3 662 1 846  662  589  564 1
Thailand 31.0 30.5 35.5 : . .  200  164 31 5 - - 3 182 2 630  462 83 6 1
USA 45.0 38.2 46.8 39.5 50.0 .  249 55 47 43  104 - 5 882 1 168 1 158 1 046 2 510 -
Chile 34.0 33.3 29.5 50.0 : .  200 57  112 26 5 - 1 512  409  848  209 46 -
1  Foreign citizens have, if they meet the requirements for right to vote that apply to Norwegian citizens, the right to vote in municipal- and county council elections if they have been continuously residing in the country for the last three years prior to the election day, or is citizen in another Nordic country and registered as residing in Norway on 30 June.

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