Editing Marnardal (section)

==Government==
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]], [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-08-03 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Kristiansand District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Marnardal was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 2016
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Vest-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/vest-agder/marnardal?type=ko&year=2015 |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Vest-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/vest-agder/marnardal?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Marnardal local list
|otherparty_no             = Marnardal bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|DLF/V                     = 2
|otherparty                = Marnardal local list
|otherparty_no             = Marnardal Bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|DLF/V                     = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Marnardal local list
|otherparty_no             = Marnardal Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|DLF/V                     = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Marnardal local list
|otherparty_no             = Marnardal bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Marnardal
|start                     = 1964
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=August 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Marnardal (incomplete list):
*1999-2007: Ånen Trygsland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007-2019: Helge Sandåker ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])