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The Storting (Norwegian: Stortinget [ˈstûːʈɪŋə]; lit. 'the Great Thing') is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen multi-seat constituencies. A member of the Storting is known in Norwegian as a stortingsrepresentant, literally "Storting representative".[1]
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Parliament of Norway Stortinget | |
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| 166th Storting | |
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| Type | |
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Term limits | 4 years |
| Established | 1814 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 169 |
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Political groups | Government (76)
Opposition (93)
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| Committees |
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| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation Modified Sainte-Laguë method | |
Last election | 13 September 2021 |
Next election | 2025 |
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| Hemicycle of the Parliament of Norway Building Oslo, Norway | |
| Website | |
| stortinget | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Norway | |
The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General.
Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form of "qualified unicameralism", in which it divided its membership into two internal chambers making Norway a de facto bicameral parliament, the Lagting and the Odelsting.[2] Following a constitutional amendment in 2007, this was abolished, taking effect following the 2009 election.[3]
Following the 2021 election, ten parties are represented in parliament: the Labour Party (48), the Conservative Party (36), the Centre Party (28), the Progress Party (21), the Socialist Left Party (13), the Red Party (8), the Liberal Party (8), the Christian Democratic Party (3), the Green Party (3), and the Patient Focus Party (1). Since 2021, Masud Gharahkhani has been President of the Storting.