Editing Frøya Municipality

{{Short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Other uses|Frøya (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Frøya
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Frøien herred
|image_skyline          = Sula in Frøya1.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village of Sula
|idnumber               = 5014
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Fosen
|capital                = [[Sistranda]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1877
|preceded               = [[Hitra Municipality]]
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 1906
|succeeded              = [[Nord-Frøya Municipality|Nord-Frøya]] and<br />[[Sør-Frøya Municipality|Sør-Frøya]]
|established2           = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded2              = [[Nord-Frøya Municipality|Nord-Frøya]] and<br />[[Sør-Frøya Municipality|Sør-Frøya]]
|demonym                = Frøyværing
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Frøya komm.svg
|flag                   = Flag of Frøya.svg
|webpage                = www.froya.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Kristin Furunes Strømskag
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 74.73
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 292
|area_total_km2         = 241.32
|area_land_km2          = 229.94
|area_water_km2         = 11.38
|area_water_percent     = 4.7
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 176
|population_total       = 5453
|population_density_km2 = 22.6
|population_increase    = 19.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|63|43|32|N|08|44|39|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Frøya''' is the westernmost [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Fosen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]] and consists of the [[Frøya (island)|island of Frøya]], which lies north of the island of [[Hitra (island)|Hitra]], as well several thousand other small islands surrounding the island of Frøya. The village of [[Sistranda]] is the [[administrative center]] of Frøya Municipality. Other villages include [[Hammarvika]], [[Titran]], [[Sula, Trøndelag|Sula]], and [[Mausund]]. The main island of Frøya is connected to the neighboring island of [[Hitra (island)|Hitra]] (and ultimately the mainland of Norway) by the [[Frøya Tunnel]], which goes under the [[Frøyfjorden]].<ref name="snl">{{Store norske leksikon|Frøya_-_kommune|Frøya (kommune)|2025-01-24|Stokkan|John|2024-05-28|editor2-first=Morten O.|editor2-last=Haugan}}</ref>

The {{convert|241|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 292nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Frøya Municipality is the 176th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,453. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|22.6|PD/km2}}, and its population has increased by 19.9% 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==
[[File:Flatval,_Frøya_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Flatval in Frøya Municipality]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Frøya was established as a municipality on 1 January 1877 when it was separated from [[Hitra Municipality]]. Its initial population was 3,949. On 1 January 1906, it was split into two municipalities: [[Nord-Frøya Municipality]] in the north and [[Sør-Frøya Municipality]] in the south. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, [[Nord-Frøya Municipality]] (population: 4,348) and [[Sør-Frøya Municipality]] (population: 2,208) were merged back together again, forming a new Frøya 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>

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

===Name===
The name of the island and municipality come from [[Norse mythology]]. Although ''Frøya'' is a variant of the name of the Norse goddess [[Freyja]], the [[Old Norse]] form of the name of the island was ''Frøy'' or ''Frey'' (the ending ''-a'' in the modern form is actually the feminine definite article – so the meaning of ''Frøya'' is 'the Frøy'). Therefore, the name of the island probably has the same root as the name of the [[List of Norse gods and goddesses|Norse god]] [[Freyr]], brother to Freyja. The names originally were titles: "[[lord]]" or "[[lady]]". The oldest meaning of the common word was "(the one) in front; the foremost, the leading" and here in the sense "the island in front of [[Hitra (island)|Hitra]]". Until 1906 the island and municipality name was spelled ''Frøien'' (''-en'' is the masculine definite article in [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGxBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1901 |edition=14 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=55 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 13 March 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three fishhooks [[argent]] [[in bend]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått tre sølv angler i skrå rekke}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a series of three [[fish hook]]s lined up diagonally. The fish hooks have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The fish hooks mimic [[Stone Age]] hooks made of bone that are meant to symbolize the importance of fishing and trapping by the people of Frøya. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold based on an idea by S. Hogstad from Kolsås.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Frøya |access-date=2023-02-06 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Froya, South Trøndelag |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-20.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-03-13 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-03-13-209 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{see also|Coat of arms of Båtsfjord|Coat of arms of Øksnes|Coat of arms of Træna}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Frøya Municipality. It is part of the [[Orkdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Frøya'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="6"|Frøya||[[Sletta Church (Frøya)|Sletta Church]]||Slette, near [[Svellingen]]||1990
|-
|[[Hallaren Church]]||[[Storhallaren]]||1881
|-
|[[Froan Chapel]]||[[Sauøya]] ([[Froan]])||1904
|-
|[[Måøy Chapel]]||[[Mausund]] (Måøya)||1939
|-
|[[Sula Chapel]]||[[Sula, Trøndelag|Sula]]||1925
|-
|[[Titran Chapel]]||[[Titran]]||1873
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Halten, Frøya 1.jpg|thumb|left|Halten, view from [[Halten lighthouse]]]]
Frøya Municipality has many small fishing communities on the large [[Frøya (island)|island of Frøya]] and many small islands in the ocean such as [[Mausund]], [[Bogøyvær]], and [[Sula, Trøndelag|Sula]], with Mausund being the largest of these with a population of approximately 270. Other small islands such as [[Froan]] and [[Halten, Trøndelag|Halten]] lay to the northeast of the [[Frøya (island)|island of Frøya]]. Many of these islands are home to [[lighthouse]]s such as [[Halten Lighthouse]], [[Finnvær Lighthouse]], [[Vingleia Lighthouse]], [[Sula Lighthouse]], and [[Sletringen Lighthouse]].

The main island of Frøya is fairly open and has no natural forests&ndash;mostly covered with [[marsh]]es and [[Calluna|heather]]. The largest villages on the island are [[Sistranda]] in the east and [[Titran]] in the west. Frøya is a member of the [[International Island Games Association]]. The highest point above sea level is the {{convert|74.73|m|adj=on}} tall [[Besselvassheia]], and the second highest point is the {{convert|74|m|adj=on}} tall [[Bremnestua]].<ref name="elev" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Frøya – The islands against the big ocean! |url=http://www.trondelagskysten.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=8&Itemid=7&lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724185157/http://www.trondelagskysten.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=8&Itemid=7&lang=en |archive-date=24 July 2011 |access-date=2010-11-17 |website=trondelagskysten.no}}</ref>

===Climate===
Frøya has a temperate [[oceanic climate]] (Cfb) with a year amplitude of only {{convert|11.2|C-change|0}} from the coldest to the warmest month. November and December are the wettest months, while April – July are the driest part of the year. The record high is from July 2014, and the record low is from February 2010. The average date for the last overnight freeze (below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is 4 April<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=NRK}}</ref> and average date for first freeze in autumn is 20 November (1981-2010 average)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Husebø |first=Trond-Ole |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=NRK}}</ref> giving an average frost-free season of 229 days.

{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Sula, Frøya 1991-2020 (5 m, extremes 1975-2025)
|Jan record high C = 11.7 | Jan record low C = -12.3
|Feb record high C = 11.5 | Feb record low C = -12.7
|Mar record high C = 13.3 | Mar record low C = -8.1
|Apr record high C = 19.3 | Apr record low C = -3.6
|May record high C = 24.6 | May record low C = -0.3
|Jun record high C = 27.7 | Jun record low C = 2.7
|Jul record high C = 28.5 | Jul record low C = 5
|Aug record high C = 26.3 | Aug record low C = 7.1
|Sep record high C = 22.7 | Sep record low C = 2
|Oct record high C = 18.8 | Oct record low C = -1.1
|Nov record high C = 14.6 | Nov record low C = -7
|Dec record high C = 11.1 | Dec record low C = -10.9
|Jan high C = 4.6
|Feb high C = 4.2
|Mar high C = 5.2
|Apr high C = 7.6
|May high C = 10.4
|Jun high C = 13
|Jul high C = 15.6
|Aug high C = 16.1
|Sep high C = 13.8
|Oct high C = 9.8
|Nov high C = 6.9
|Dec high C = 5.5
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=3.1
|Feb mean C=2.5
|Mar mean C=3.2
|Apr mean C=5.4
|May mean C=8
|Jun mean C=10.7
|Jul mean C=13
|Aug mean C=13.7
|Sep mean C=11.8
|Oct mean C=8.3
|Nov mean C=5.5
|Dec mean C=3.8
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = 1.2
|Feb low C = 0.9
|Mar low C = 1.6
|Apr low C = 3.5
|May low C = 6
|Jun low C = 8.9
|Jul low C = 11.3
|Aug low C = 12.2
|Sep low C = 10.2
|Oct low C = 6.6
|Nov low C = 3.7
|Dec low C = 2.1
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour= green<!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=92
|Feb precipitation mm=75
|Mar precipitation mm=80
|Apr precipitation mm=55
|May precipitation mm=46
|Jun precipitation mm=53
|Jul precipitation mm=57
|Aug precipitation mm=74
|Sep precipitation mm=104
|Oct precipitation mm=88
|Nov precipitation mm=108
|Dec precipitation mm=113
|year precipitation mm=
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norwegian Meteorological Institute |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39080&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL}}</ref>
|source 2= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref>
}}

==Government==
Frøya Municipality is 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 is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[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 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Trøndelag District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Frøya is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/frøya#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 9
|INP                       = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/fr%C3%B8ya#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Rødt                      = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 4 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Sør-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/s%C3%B8r-tr%C3%B8ndelag/fr%C3%B8ya#seats |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Pensioners' Party (Norway)|Pensioners' Party]] and the Pensioner and insured list
|smallparty_no             = Pensjonistpartiet, Pensjonister og Trygdedes liste
|smallparty_number         = 2
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Pensioners' Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 4
|otherparty                = Non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk liste 
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Frøya
|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=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Frøya is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |title=Festskrift: kommunalt selvstyre i Sør-Trøndelag 150 år : 1837-1987 |publisher=Strindheim trykkeris forl. |year=1987 |isbn=8290551126 |location=Trondheim |page=176 |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>
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*1877–1885: Lars M. Eggen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) 
*1886–1887: Martin Sivertsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1888–1889: Ivar Meland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1890–1893: Martin Sivertsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1894–1897: Anton J. Leirvik ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1898–1898: Martin Sivertsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1899–1901: Kristian Sletvold ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1902–1905: Martin Sivertsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*''(1905–1964: Municipality doesn't exist)''
*1964–1967: Johan Rabben ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) 
*1968–1971: Georg Larsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1972–1975: Oskar Steinvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1975–1975: Asbjørn Waagø ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1979: Jan Iversen ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1979–1987: [[Sigbjørn Larsen]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1987–2003: [[Jan Otto Fredagsvik]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2007: Arvid Hammernes ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*2007–2011: Hans Stølan ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–2019: Berit Flåmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–present: Kristin Furunes Strømskag ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]) 
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==Notable people==
* [[John A. Widtsoe]] (1872 in Frøya – 1952), a [[Norwegian American]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] churchman, author, scientist, and academic
* [[Paul Martin Dahlø]] (1885 in Frøya – 1967), a Norwegian fisherman and politician who was Mayor of Frøya before and after World War II
* [[Alf Tande-Petersen]] (born 1950), a Norwegian TV personality, journalist, writer, and businessperson; brought up in Frøya
* [[Gustav Magnar Witzøe]] (born 1993 in Frøya), a billionaire and shareholder of salmon fish farming company [[SalMar]] ASA

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/froya Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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