Editing Ørskog Municipality

{{short description|Former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Ørskog
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|official_name          = 
|image_skyline          = Sjoholt2-Norway-HH.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Sjøholt
|idnumber               = 1523
|county                 = Møre og Romsdal
|district               = Sunnmøre
|capital                = [[Sjøholt]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Ålesund Municipality]]
|demonym                = Ørskogbygdar
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = Flag of Ørskog.gif
|mayor                  = Knut Helge Harstad 
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015-2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1434
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-hver-kommune/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312031919/https://kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-hver-kommune/ |archive-date=2019-03-12 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 363
|area_total_km2         = 132.69
|area_land_km2          = 128.24
|area_water_km2         = 3.45
|area_water_percent     = 2.6
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_rank        = 310
|population_total       = 2250
|population_density_km2 = 17
|population_increase    = 5
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|28|44|N|06|53|07|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Ørskog''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|133|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of [[Ålesund Municipality]] in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sunnmøre]]. The [[administrative centre]] was the village of [[Sjøholt]]. The other main village was [[Vaksvika]], about {{convert|7.5|km}} south of Sjøholt. The [[European route E39|European Route E39]]/[[European route E136|E136]] highway ran through the municipality, connecting the towns of [[Ålesund]] and [[Molde]]. The [[Rauma Group]] was the largest company in Ørskog in terms of turnover.

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|132.69|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 363rd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Ørskog Municipality was the 310th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,250. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|17|PD/km2}} and its population had increased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
Ørskog was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 August 1883, the southwestern district of Ørskog (most of Ørskog on the southwestern side of the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]] except for the Søvik and Ramstaddalen areas) was separated to form the new [[Sykkylven Municipality|Søkelven Municipality]] (the spelling was later changed to ''Sykkylven''). This left Ørskog Municipality with 1,735 inhabitants. On 1 June 1955, the Søvik and Ramstaddalen areas of Ørskog Municipality (located south of the Storfjorden) were administratively transferred to [[Sykkylven Municipality]].<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, there was a merger between three neighbors: [[Stordal Municipality]] (population: 1,052) in the south, Ørskog Municipality (population: 1,664) in the centre, and [[Skodje Municipality]] (population: 2,048) in the north, creating a new, larger Ørskog Municipality. This was merger was short-lived. On 1 January 1977, the merger was reversed all three municipalities were separated once again. This left the newly reconstituted Ørskog Municipality with a population of 1,668.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2020, Ørskog Municipality was merged with [[Haram Municipality]], [[Skodje Municipality]], [[Sandøy Municipality]], and [[Ålesund Municipality]] to form a new, larger [[Ålesund Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye Ålesund |url=http://nyealesund.no/ |access-date=2017-10-19 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Ørskog'' farm ({{langx|non|Øyraskógr}}) since the first [[Ørskog Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[plural]] [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|eyrr}} which means "gravel [[shoal]] near the mouth of a river". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|skógr}} which means "wood" or "[[forest]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=691LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |date=1908 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=449 and 452 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 November 1983. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Ermine (heraldry)|Ermine]], a [[Pale (heraldry)|pale]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|På hermelin grunn ein gull pæl}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[ermine (heraldry)|ermine]] which means it is commonly colored white with small black spots. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[Pale (heraldry)|pale]] with a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The pale was chosen to symbolize a tree trunk, as a symbol for [[forestry]]. In the 17th century, the municipality exported many tall trees to the [[Dutch Republic]], where they were used for shipbuilding. The ermine background was chosen to symbolize [[fur farming]] in the area as well. The [[ermine (heraldry)|ermine]] is also a [[canting arms|canting]] for the many animals in the forests. The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Ørskog |access-date=2023-04-05 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Orskog, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-23.html |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-01-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1983-11-04-1631 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> 

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Ørskog Municipality. It was part of the [[Austre Sunnmøre prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Møre]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Ørskog'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Ørskog||[[Ørskog Church]]||[[Sjøholt]]||1873
|}

==Geography==
The municipality was located on the north shore of the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]], and it was bordered by [[Skodje Municipality]] to the west, [[Vestnes Municipality]] to the north and east, and [[Stordal Municipality]] to the south. Most of the population lived along the shore or in the small valleys that stretch inland from the fjord. The eastern part of the municipality was mountainous. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|1434|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Lauparen, a [[tripoint]] on the border with Ørskog Municipality, [[Vestnes Municipality]], and [[Stordal Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

===Landslide===
At 10:00&nbsp;p.m. on 8 January 1731, a [[landslide]] with a volume of possibly {{convert|6,000,000|m3|cuyd}} fell from the mountain Skafjell from a height of {{convert|500|m|ft}} into the Storfjorden opposite [[Stranda, Møre og Romsdal|Stranda]]. The slide generated a [[megatsunami]] {{convert|100|m|ft|0}} in height that struck Stranda, and damaging waves of lesser size traveled as far as Ørskog. It was the first [[natural disaster]] to be reported and documented in Norway in historic time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoel |first=Christer |date=15 September 2019 |title=The Skafjell Rock Avalanche in 1731 |url=https://www.fjords.com/rock-avalanches-skafjell |access-date=2020-06-23 |website=fjords.com}}</ref>

==Government==
Ørskog Municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The 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 SNL|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Sunnmøre District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Ørskog is made up of 17 representatives that are 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                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <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>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|KrF/V                     = 4
|note = On 1 January 2020, Ørskog Municipality became part of [[Ålesund Municipality]].
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/m%C3%B8re%2Bog%2Bromsdal/ørskog?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|KrF/V                     = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|KrF/Sp/V                  = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 4
|KrF/V                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 5
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|otherparty                = Sjøholt school area
|otherparty_no             = Sjøholt skulekrins
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Election list in Ørskog
|otherparty_no             = Valliste i Ørskog 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Non-party election list in Vaksvik<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk valliste i Vaksvik
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Non-party election list for Ørskog<br />
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk Valliste for Ørskog
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Election list for Skodje
|otherparty_no1            = Valliste for Skodje
|otherparty_number1        = 8
|otherparty2               = Election list for Stordal and Dyrkorn<br />
|otherparty_no2            = Valliste for Stordal og Dyrkorn
|otherparty_number2        = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|start                     = 1963
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|AFS                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ørskog
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Ørskog was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stavdal |first=S |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012072708124 |title=Ørskog kommune 1837–1937 |publisher=Ørskog kommune |year=1937 |location=Ålesund |page=8 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1837–1839: Ole Sollied 	
* 1840–1844: Schølberg 	
* 1844–1845: Ole Sollied 	
* 1846–1849: Fredrik Krabbe 	
* 1850–1863: Lars Strømme 	
* 1864–1867: Fredrik Søholt 	
* 1868–1881: Aamund Aure 	
* 1882–1883: Lars P. Grebstad 	
* 1883–1885: Ole Strømme 	
* 1886–1889: P. Skarbø 	
* 1890–1913: P. Th. Gjære ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1914–1919: Tore P. Gjære 	
* 1920–1934: Tore Vaksvik ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1935–1945: Ole P. Solnørdal 	
* 1945–1945: Olav Sjøholt 	
* 1946–1951: Per Gjære 	
* 1952–1957: Hans Busæt 	
* 1958–1959: Bjarne Hansen 	
* 1960–1964: Hans Busæt 	
* 1965–1971: Jostein Valde 	
* 1972–1975: Otto Berg 	
* 1976–1987: Lars Vethe ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1988–1989: Mons-Olav Walgermo ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1990–1995: Jostein Vestre ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1995–2003: Knut Helge Harstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 2003–2007: Sigmund Stene ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 2007–2015: Thorbjørn Fylling ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
* 2015–2017: Karen Simonnes Aanes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2017–2019: Knut Helge Harstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
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==See also==
*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
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