Ølen
Ølen Municipality
Ølen kommune | |
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Vindafjord Municipality | |
Administrative centre | Ølensjøen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2004–2006) | Arne Bergsvåg (Sp) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 181 km2 (70 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,426 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ølsbu[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1159[3] |
Ølen is a
History
The parish of Ølen was established as a municipality on 1 July 1916 when it was split off from the large municipality of Fjelberg. Initially, Ølen had 1,715 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of Vikebygd was dissolved and the eastern half of it (population: 578) was merged into the municipality of Ølen.[5]
On 1 January 2002, the municipality of Ølen was transferred administratively from Hordaland county to Rogaland county. On 1 January 2003, the people of Ølen and the neighboring municipality of Vindafjord held a merger referendum which was successful. On 1 January 2006, Ølen and Vindafjord merged, forming a larger municipality called Vindafjord. Before the merger, Ølen had a population of 3,426. The coat of arms of the new Vindafjord municipality bears the design of the old Ølen arms and the colours of the old Vindafjord arms.[4][5]
Name
The municipality (originally the
Coat of arms
The
Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for
Mayors
The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Ølen (incomplete list):
- 1999-2005: Arne Bergsvåg (Sp)
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet (Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet) | 4 | |
Vikebygd local list (Vikebygd bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet (Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet) | 2 | |
Vikebygd local list (Vikebygd bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet (Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet) | 2 | |
Vikebygd local list (Vikebygd bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet (Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet) | 2 | |
Local list for Vikebygd (Bygdeliste for Vikebygd) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Local list for Bjoa (Krinsliste for Bjoa) | 2 | |
Local list for Vikebygd (Bygdeliste for Vikebygd) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Local list for Vikebygd, Bjoa, and Haugsgjerdet (Krinsliste for Vikebygd, Bjoa, og Haugsgjerdet) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa and Haugsgjerdet (Bygdeliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet) | 3 | |
Local list for Vikebygd (Krinsliste for Vikebygd) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa and Haugsgjerdet (Bygdeliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet) | 3 | |
Local list for Vikebygd (Krinsliste for Vikebygd) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 15 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 17 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 17 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 20 | |
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
See also
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