List of members of the Parliament of Norway, 2005–09
Between 19 October 2005 and 30 September 2009, the Parliament of Norway consisted of 169 members from 7 parties and 19 constituencies, elected during the 2005 Norwegian parliamentary election on 11 and 12 September. The Red-Green Coalition, consisting of the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party gained a majority and created Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. The majority cabinet lasted the entire session and was reelected in the 2009 election. The opposition consisted of four parties: the Progress Party, the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Liberal Party.
Members of the Parliament of Norway are elected based on party-list proportional representation in plural member constituencies. This means that representatives from different political parties are elected from 19 constituencies, which are identical to the 19 counties. The electorate does not vote for individuals but rather for party lists, with a ranked list of candidates nominated by the party. This means that the person on top of the list will get the seat unless the voter alters the ballot. Parties may nominate candidates from outside their own constituency, and even Norwegian citizens currently living abroad.
The Sainte-Laguë method is used for allocating parliamentary seats to parties. As a result, the percentage of representatives is roughly equal to the nationwide percentage of votes. Still, a party with a high number of votes in only one constituency can win a seat there even if the nationwide percentage is low. This has happened several times in Norwegian history. Conversely, if a party's initial representation in Parliament is proportionally less than its share of votes, the party may seat more representatives through leveling seats, provided that the nationwide percentage is above the election threshold, at 4 percent. In 2005, nineteen seats were allocated via the leveling system.
If a representative is absent for whatever reason, his or her seat will be filled by a candidate from the same party-list—in other words, there are no by-elections. Representatives who die during the term are replaced permanently, whereas representatives who are appointed to a government position, such as government minister or state secretary, will be replaced by a deputy representative until the representative no longer holds the government position. Deputy representatives also meet during typically short-term absence, like when a representative travels abroad with a parliamentary work group or is absent for health reasons.
By county and party
The following is a breakdown of the intersection of parties and constituencies.| Constituency | Soc. Left | Labour | Centre | Chr. Dem. | Liberal | Cons. | Progress | Total |
| Aust-Agder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Vest-Agder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Akershus | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Buskerud | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Finnmark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Hedmark | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Hordaland | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Nordland | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Oppland | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Oslo | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Rogaland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Telemark | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Troms | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Nord-Trøndelag | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sør-Trøndelag | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Vestfold | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Total | 15 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 169 |
Representatives
The following is a list of members elected to the parliament in the 2005 election. It consists of the representative's name, party, constituency and standing committee membership, in addition to noting members assigned to government and deceased, with their regular deputy, chair and deputy chairs of standing committees, parliamentary leaders of the parties and representatives elected through a leveling seat.| Name | Party | Constituency | Standing committee | Comments | Refs |
| Labour | Aust-Agder | Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Progress | Aust-Agder | Energy and the Environment | |||
| Labour | Aust-Agder | Local Government and Public Administration | |||
| Christian Democratic | Aust-Agder | Labour and Social Affairs | Leveling seat | ||
| Progress | Vest-Agder | Defence | |||
| Labour | Vest-Agder | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Christian Democratic | Vest-Agder | Foreign Affairs | Died 21 August 2006. Dagrun Eriksen met in his place. | ||
| Conservative | Vest-Agder | Finance and Economic Affairs Energy and the Environment | |||
| Progress | Vest-Agder | Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Liberal | Vest-Agder | Foreign Affairs | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Akershus | Education, Research and Church Affairs | Committee first deputy chair. Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet in February 2008. Gorm Kjernli met in her place. | ||
| Progress | Akershus | Foreign Affairs | |||
| Conservative | Akershus | Defence | Committee chair | ||
| Labour | Akershus | Labour and Social Affairs | |||
| Progress | Akershus | Business and Industry | |||
| Conservative | Akershus | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Labour | Akershus | Foreign Affairs | |||
| Socialist Left | Akershus | Local Government and Public Administration | |||
| Liberal | Akershus | Transport and Communications | Committee first deputy chair | ||
| Progress | Akershus | Labour and Social Affairs | |||
| Labour | Akershus | Business and Industry | Committee first deputy chair | ||
| Conservative | Akershus | Health and Care Services | |||
| Labour | Akershus | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Progress | Akershus | Local Government and Public Administration | |||
| Conservative | Akershus | Justice | |||
| Centre Party | Akershus | Foreign Affairs | Leveling seat. Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet until June 2008, during which period Dagfinn Sundsbø met in her place. | ||
| Labour | Buskerud | Defence | |||
| Progress | Buskerud | Family and Cultural Affairs | |||
| Labour | Buskerud | Business and Industry | |||
| Conservative | Buskerud | Transport and Communications | |||
| Progress | Buskerud | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Labour | Buskerud | Labour and Social Affairs | Committee second deputy chair | ||
| Socialist Left | Buskerud | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Labour | Buskerud | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Centre Party | Buskerud | Finance and Economic Affairs | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Finnmark | Finance and Economic Affairs | Committee chair until appointed to the Prime Minister's office in December 2006. Alf E. Jakobsen met in his place. | ||
| Labour | Finnmark | Energy and the Environment | |||
| Progress | Finnmark | Health and Care Services | |||
| Socialist Left | Finnmark | Justice Health and Care Services | Second deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Justice until 24 October 2007. | ||
| Liberal | Finnmark | Local Government and Public Administration | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Hedmark | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Ivar Skulstad met in her place. | |||
| Labour | Hedmark | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Thomas Breen met in his place. | |||
| Progress | Hedmark | Defence | |||
| Labour | Hedmark | Foreign Affairs | |||
| Centre Party | Hedmark | Local Government and Public Administration Health and Care Services | Standing Committee on Health and Care Services first deputy chair from 7 October 2008 | ||
| Labour | Hedmark | Transport and Communications | |||
| Socialist Left | Hedmark | Labour and Social Affairs | Committee chair | ||
| Conservative | Hedmark | Education, Research and Church Affairs | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Hordaland | Foreign Affairs | Committee chair | ||
| Progress | Hordaland | Transport and Communications | |||
| Conservative | Hordaland | Foreign Affairs | Parliamentary leader; committee first deputy chair | ||
| Labour | Hordaland | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Dag Ole Teigen met in her place. | |||
| Progress | Hordaland | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Christian Democratic | Hordaland | Business and Industry | |||
| Labour | Hordaland | Labour and Social Affairs | |||
| Conservative | Hordaland | Transport and Communications | |||
| Socialist Left | Hordaland | Foreign Affairs | |||
| Liberal | Hordaland | Finance and Economic Affairs | Parliamentary leader | ||
| Progress | Hordaland | Family and Cultural Affairs | |||
| Labour | Hordaland | Justice | |||
| Centre Party | Hordaland | Health and Care Services Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | Parliamentary leader from 20 June 2008; standing Committee on Health and Care Services first deputy chair until 22 September 2008 | ||
| Conservative | Hordaland | Business and Industry | |||
| Christian Democratic | Hordaland | Health and Care Services | Leveling seat | ||
| Progress | Møre og Romsdal | Health and Care Services | Committee chair | ||
| Labour | Møre og Romsdal | Energy and the Environment | |||
| Conservative | Møre og Romsdal | Business and Industry | |||
| Progress | Møre og Romsdal | Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | Committee chair | ||
| Labour | Møre og Romsdal | Transport and Communications | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet until October 2007, during which period Svein Gjelseth met in her place. | ||
| Christian Democratic | Møre og Romsdal | Family and Cultural Affairs | Committee chair | ||
| Centre Party | Møre og Romsdal | Transport and Communications | |||
| Liberal | Møre og Romsdal | Business and Industry | |||
| Socialist Left | Møre og Romsdal | Defence | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Nordland | Foreign Affairs | Parliamentary leader | ||
| Progress | Nordland | Labour and Social Affairs | Committee first deputy chair | ||
| Labour | Nordland | Transport and Communications | |||
| Socialist Left | Nordland | Local Government and Public Administration Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Progress | Nordland | Justice | Committee first deputy chair | ||
| Labour | Nordland | Energy and the Environment | |||
| Centre Party | Nordland | Foreign Affairs Labour and Social Affairs | |||
| Conservative | Nordland | Energy and the Environment | Committee first deputy chair from 10 January 2008. | ||
| Labour | Nordland | Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Christian Democratic | Nordland | Transport and Communications | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Oppland | Transport and Communications | Committee second deputy chair | ||
| Labour | Oppland | Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| Progress | Oppland | Justice | |||
| Centre Party | Oppland | Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Labour | Oppland | Local Government and Public Administration | Committee chair from 6 October 2006 | ||
| Labour | Oppland | Family and Cultural Affairs | |||
| Conservative | Oppland | Family and Cultural Affairs | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Oslo | Prime Minister in Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Truls Wickholm met in his place. | |||
| Conservative | Oslo | Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| Progress | Oslo | Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| Labour | Oslo | Foreign Affairs | Committee second deputy chair | ||
| Socialist Left | Oslo | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Heidi Sørensen met in her place until October 2007, when Sørensen was appointed State Secretary. Sørensen was replaced by Akhtar Chaudhry | |||
| Liberal | Oslo | Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Conservative | Oslo | Education, Research and Church Affairs | Committee chair | ||
| Labour | Oslo | Health and Care Services | Committee second deputy chair | ||
| Progress | Oslo | Foreign Affairs | Parliamentary leader | ||
| Labour | Oslo | Family and Cultural Affairs | |||
| Socialist Left | Oslo | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Conservative | Oslo | Health and Care Services | |||
| Labour | Oslo | Energy and the Environment | |||
| Progress | Oslo | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Liberal | Oslo | Family and Cultural Affairs | |||
| Labour | Oslo | Local Government and Public Administration | |||
| Christian Democratic | Oslo | Finance and Economic Affairs | Leveling seat | ||
| Progress | Rogaland | Foreign Affairs | |||
| Labour | Rogaland | Energy and the Environment | Committee second deputy chair | ||
| Conservative | Rogaland | Local Government and Public Administration | |||
| Christian Democratic | Rogaland | Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs Foreign Affairs | Parliamentary leader | ||
| Progress | Rogaland | Justice | |||
| Labour | Rogaland | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Progress | Rogaland | Energy and the Environment | |||
| Conservative | Rogaland | Foreign Affairs | |||
| Liberal | Rogaland | Energy and the Environment | Committee chair | ||
| Labour | Rogaland | Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Centre Party | Rogaland | Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | Parliamentary leader until 21 September 2007; appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet in September 2007. Trond Lode met in her place. | ||
| Socialist Left | Rogaland | Transport and Communications | |||
| Christian Democratic | Rogaland | Local Government and Public Administration | Leveling seat; committee first deputy chair | ||
| Labour | Sogn og Fjordane | Finance and Economic Affairs | Committee chair from 5 December 2006 | ||
| Centre Party | Sogn og Fjordane | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Erling Sande met in her place. | |||
| Progress | Sogn og Fjordane | Local Government and Public Administration | |||
| Labour | Sogn og Fjordane | Justice | |||
| Liberal | Sogn og Fjordane | Health and Care Services | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Telemark | Business and Industry | |||
| Progress | Telemark | Transport and Communications | |||
| Labour | Telemark | Health and Care Services | |||
| Labour | Telemark | Energy and the Environment | |||
| Progress | Telemark | Business and Industry | |||
| Conservative | Telemark | Local Government and Public Administration | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Troms | Defence | |||
| Progress | Troms | Business and Industry | Committee second deputy chair | ||
| Labour | Troms | Justice | Committee chair | ||
| Progress | Troms | Local Government and Public Administration | Committee second deputy chair | ||
| Socialist Left | Troms | Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Labour | Troms | Family and Cultural Affairs | |||
| Conservative | Troms | Justice | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Nord-Trøndelag | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Arild Stokkan-Grande met in his place. | |||
| Labour | Nord-Trøndelag | Education, Research and Church Affairs | Committee first deputy chair from 6 March 2008 | ||
| Centre Party | Nord-Trøndelag | Business and Industry Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | Parliamentary leader 3 October 2007 – 20 June 2008; standing Committee on Business and Industry chair until 4 October 2007. Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet in June 2008. Anna Ceselie Brustad met in his place. | ||
| Progress | Nord-Trøndelag | Labour and Social Affairs | |||
| Socialist Left | Nord-Trøndelag | Business and Industry | Parliamentary leader; committee first deputy chair until 24 November 2007 | ||
| Liberal | Nord-Trøndelag | Labour and Social Affairs | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Sør-Trøndelag | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Arne L. Haugen met in his place. | |||
| Labour | Sør-Trøndelag | Family and Cultural Affairs | |||
| Progress | Sør-Trøndelag | Transport and Communications | Committee chair | ||
| Conservative | Sør-Trøndelag | Energy and the Environment | Committee first deputy chair. Appointed managing director in World Economic Forum from 2008. Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland met in his place. | ||
| Socialist Left | Sør-Trøndelag | Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet until October 2007, during which period Ingvild Vaggen Malvik met in his place. Committee first deputy chair from 27 November 2007 | ||
| Labour | Sør-Trøndelag | Health and Care Services | |||
| Centre Party | Sør-Trøndelag | Energy and the Environment Business and Industry | |||
| Progress | Sør-Trøndelag | Energy and the Environment | |||
| Labour | Sør-Trøndelag | Labour and Social Affairs | |||
| Christian Democratic | Sør-Trøndelag | Education, Research and Church Affairs Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Vestfold | Local Government and Public Administration | Committee chair until 29 September 2006. Appointed to Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet in September 2006. Silvia K. Kosmo met in his place. | ||
| Progress | Vestfold | Defence | Committee second deputy chair | ||
| Conservative | Vestfold | Finance and Economic Affairs | |||
| Labour | Vestfold | Health and Care Services | |||
| Progress | Vestfold | Education, Research and Church Affairs | |||
| Labour | Vestfold | Business and Industry | |||
| Socialist Left | Vestfold | Health and Care Services Energy and the Environment | Leveling seat | ||
| Labour | Defence | Committee first deputy chair | |||
| Progress | Finance and Economic Affairs | Committee first deputy chair | |||
| Labour | Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | Committee second deputy chair | |||
| Progress | Education, Research and Church Affairs | ||||
| Conservative | Labour and Social Affairs | ||||
| Labour | Transport and Communications | ||||
| Progress | Health and Care Services | ||||
| Socialist Left | Family and Cultural Affairs | ||||
| Christian Democratic | Energy and the Environment | Leveling seat |