Editing Hadsel Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Hadsel
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Stokmarknes winter.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Stokmarknes during the winter
|idnumber               = 1866
|county                 = Nordland
|capital                = [[Stokmarknes]]
|district               = Vesterålen
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Hadselværing
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Hadsel komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.hadsel.kommune.no
|mayor                  = [[Kjell-Børge Freiberg]]
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1135.85
|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              = 191
|area_total_km2         = 566.61
|area_land_km2          = 550.73
|area_water_km2         = 15.88
|area_water_percent     = 2.8
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 130
|population_total       = 8236
|population_density_km2 = 14.5
|population_increase    = 1.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|68|32|06|N|14|49|30|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Hadsel''' ({{langx|se|Válafierda}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Vesterålen]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the town of [[Stokmarknes]]. Some of the main villages in Hadsel include [[Fiskebøl]], [[Jarstad]], [[Grønning]], [[Grytting]], [[Hanøyvika]], [[Hennes, Norway|Hennes]], [[Kaldjorda]], [[Melbu]], [[Sanden, Nordland|Sanden]], and [[Sandnes, Nordland|Sandnes]].

[[File:Hadseløya - Taen.jpg|thumb|left|Taen, [[Hadseløya]].]]
[[File:Fylkesvei 885 Nordland.jpg|thumb|left|Road 885 in Hadsel]]
The municipality is the southernmost municipality in the Vesterålen region. It is spread over several main islands: [[Hadseløya]], [[Børøya]], [[Hinnøya]], [[Langøya]], and [[Austvågøya]]. About 70% of the population live on Hadseløya island. Hadseløya island is connected to Langøya by the [[Hadsel Bridge]] and [[Børøy Bridge]]. Also, the [[Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen]], is located nearby. It is the busiest small aircraft airport in Norway, serving 100,000 passengers annually (1997).

The {{convert|567|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 191st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hadsel is the 130th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,236. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|14.5|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.5% 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>

==History==
Hadsel was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The northern district of Hadsel was separated in 1841 to form the new [[Sortland Municipality]]. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1963, the Indre Eidsfjord district of Hadsel (population: 1,360) was transferred to Sortland Municipality.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Hadsel'' farm ({{langx|non|Hǫfðasegl}}) since the first [[Hadsel Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|hǫfði}} which means "high and steep [[cliff]]" or "head". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|segl}} which means "[[sail]]". (A cliff near the farm has been compared in form to a sail.)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=363 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 March 1976. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], four [[Annulet (heraldry)|annulets]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]], two and two"'' ({{langx|no|I blått fire gull ringer - 2,2}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is four rings (two over two). The charge has 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 blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of sea for this island municipality. The four rings represent the four main islands of that make up Hadsel: [[Hadseløya]], [[Austvågøya]], [[Hinnøya]], and [[Langøya]]. The arms were designed by Øystein Bottolfsen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hadsel |access-date=2023-02-01 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hadsel, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-66.html |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1976-03-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1976-03-11-7 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

==Churches==
[[File:Hadsel kirke, Norway, 2006.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hadsel Church]]]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Hadsel Municipality. It is part of the [[Vesterålen prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Hadsel'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Hadsel||[[Hadsel Church]]||[[Hadseløya]]||1824
|-
|[[Innlandet Church]]||[[Hennes, Norway|Hennes]]||1992
|-
|rowspan="2"|Melbu||[[Melbu Church]]||[[Melbu]]||1938
|-
|[[Sand Church (Nordland)|Sand Church]]||[[Sanden, Nordland|Sanden]]||1914
|-
|Ytre Eidsfjord||[[Grønning Church]]||[[Grønning]]||1968
|}

==Geography==
The municipality is located upon four main islands in the Vesterålen [[archipelago]]: [[Hinnøya]], [[Langøya]], [[Hadseløya]], and [[Austvågøya]], plus the small islands of [[Børøya]] and [[Brottøya]]. The {{convert|1135.8|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Higravtindan]] is the highest point in the municipality. It is located on the border with [[Vågan Municipality]] and it is one of the tallest mountains in the whole region.<ref name="elev" /> [[Sortland Municipality]] lies to the north, [[Bø Municipality (Nordland)|Bø Municipality]] lies to the west, [[Vågan Municipality]] lies to the south, and [[Lødingen Municipality]] lies to the east.

Part of the municipality is called ''Innlandet'' ({{lit|the inland}}), and this area includes the villages of [[Kaldjorda]], [[Hennes, Norway|Hennes]], [[Kvitnes]], [[Kvantoelv]], and [[Fiskfjord]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2021 |title=Hadsel kommune vil legge ned ei hel bygd for å spare penger |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/hadsel-kommune-vil-legge-ned-ei-hel-bygd-for-a-spare-penger-1.15740846 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=www.nrk.no}}</ref>

===Climate===
Hadsel has a [[subpolar oceanic climate]] (Cfc). The warmest temperature recorded is {{convert|29|°C}} in July 2014. The coldest temperature recorded is {{convert|-14.4|°C}} in March 2019. [[Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen]] in Hadsel has recorded temperature since June 1972. Data for extremes available since 2004, there might be warmer or colder temperatures recorded before 2004.

{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Stokmarknes Airport Skagen 1991-2020 (3 m, precipitation 1961-90, extremes 2004-2025)
|Jan record high C = 10 | Jan record low C = -13.9
|Feb record high C = 9.2 | Feb record low C = -13.9
|Mar record high C = 9.4 | Mar record low C = -14.6
|Apr record high C = 17.3 | Apr record low C = -10.5
|May record high C = 26.4 | May record low C = -5.6
|Jun record high C = 28.9 | Jun record low C = -0.1
|Jul record high C = 29 | Jul record low C = 3.2
|Aug record high C = 27.8 | Aug record low C = 1.2
|Sep record high C = 22.2 | Sep record low C = -2.9
|Oct record high C = 16.9 | Oct record low C = -7.6
|Nov record high C = 12.3 | Nov record low C = -13
|Dec record high C = 10.3 | Dec record low C = -11.1
|Jan high C = 1
|Feb high C = 1
|Mar high C = 2
|Apr high C = 6
|May high C = 10
|Jun high C = 13
|Jul high C = 16
|Aug high C = 15
|Sep high C = 12
|Oct high C = 7
|Nov high C = 4
|Dec high C = 3
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-0.1
|Feb mean C=-0.7
|Mar mean C=-0.1
|Apr mean C=2.5
|May mean C=6.4
|Jun mean C=9.7
|Jul mean C=12.8
|Aug mean C=12.2
|Sep mean C=9.2
|Oct mean C=4.9
|Nov mean C=2.7
|Dec mean C=0.9
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -2
|Feb low C = -2
|Mar low C = -3
|Apr low C = 0
|May low C = 4
|Jun low C = 7
|Jul low C = 10
|Aug low C = 9
|Sep low C = 7
|Oct low C = 3
|Nov low C = 1
|Dec low C = -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=110
|Feb precipitation mm=95
|Mar precipitation mm=83
|Apr precipitation mm=69
|May precipitation mm=49
|Jun precipitation mm=50
|Jul precipitation mm=65
|Aug precipitation mm=68
|Sep precipitation mm=107
|Oct precipitation mm=155
|Nov precipitation mm=123
|Dec precipitation mm=126
|year precipitation mm=1100
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no |archive-date=2004-06-14 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
|source 2= weatheronline climate robot<ref>{{Cite web |title=Max. Temperature - Stokmarknes - Climate Robot Norway |url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?LANG=en&PLZ=_____&PLZN=_____&WMO=01162&CONT=euro&R=0&LEVEL=162&REGION=0004&LAND=NO&MOD=tab&ART=TMX&NOREGION=1&FMM=1&FYY=1996&LMM=12&LYY=2020}}</ref>
}}

== Economy ==
In Spring 2022, a company started mining of [[cryptocurrency]] at the company's facility in [[Stokmarknes]]; however, that activity had ended by Q3 2024.<ref>https://www.nrk.no/nordland/datasenter-la-ned-driften-_-na-far-innbyggerne-sjokkregning-1.17042643. Retrieved 2024-09-14</ref><!--Old info: Later that year, the municipality decided to cancel the business permit because of noise and high electricity usage. In January 2023, the [[County Governor of Nordland]] ruled that the business can continue its operation because the municipality should not have cancelled the permit.--> The facility [was using] around 40% of the power consumed in the whole municipality, heavily impacting the local [[electric grid]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guttormsen |first=Marius |date=2023-01-11 |title=Vedtak mot omstridt kryptosenter var ulovlig – nå rykker kommunen tilbake til start |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/statsforvalteren-opphever-vedtak-mot-kryptosenter-i-hadsel-i-vesteralen-1.16253394 |access-date=2023-01-12 |work=[[NRK]] Nordland |language=no}}</ref>

==Government==
Hadsel 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 [[Midtre Hålogaland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Hadsel is made up of 25 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                      = Hadsel
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/hadsel#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|INP                       = 1
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Melbu Area Cooperative List
|otherparty_no             = Melbu og omegn samarbeidsliste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/hadsel#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Melbu Area Cooperative List
|otherparty_no             = Melbu og omegn samarbeidsliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rødt                      = 1
|otherparty                = Melbu Area Cooperative List
|otherparty_no             = Melbu og omegn samarbeidsliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/hadsel#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty2               = Melbu Area Cooperative List
|otherparty_no2            = Melbu og omegn samarbeidsliste
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|otherparty                = Hadsel Common List
|otherparty_no             = Hadsel Fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Hadsel common list
|otherparty_no             = Hadsel fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|otherparty                = Hadsel common list
|otherparty_no             = Hadsel Fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Melbu area non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Melbu og Omegn upolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Common List Innlandet and Indre Stranland
|otherparty_no             = Fellesliste Innlandet og Indre Stranland 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 5
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|AFS                       = 2
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 5
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 25
|NKP                       = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 11
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|NKP                       = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 13
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|NKP                       = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|NKP                       = 3
|AFS                       = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hadsel
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|AFS                       = 6
|Local_Lists               = 2
|NKP                       = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Hadsel 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 (incomplete list):<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hovland |first=Edgar |title=Vi bygger videre Hadsel bygdebok II |isbn=8299356423 |language=no |chapter=14}}</ref>
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*1872–1878: [[Sofus Arctander]]
*(unknown period): Carl Martin Ellingsen
*1919-1928: K. L. Leknes ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1928-1931: Håvard Hanssen
*1934-1937: O. Fjellstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1945-1945: Olav Dahl
*1959-1967: [[Edmund Fjærvoll]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1968-1971: Bjarne Bendiksen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1972-1972: Egil Karlsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1972-1973: Trygve Pettersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1974-1975: Elnar Bårdsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1975-1979: John Kristiansen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1979-1985: [[Dag Jostein Fjærvoll]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1985-1987: Ingegjerd Solum ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1987-1999: Hugo Olsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1999-2003: Ørjan Robertsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003-2007: Reidar Johnsen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007-2015: [[Kjell-Børge Freiberg]] ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
*2015-2019: Siv Dagny Aasvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–2020: Kurt Eirik Jenssen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2020-2023: Aina Johanne Nilsen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023–present: [[Kjell-Børge Freiberg]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
{{div col end}}

[[File:Kjell-Børge Freiberg (cropped).jpg|125px|thumb|Kjell-Børge Freiberg, 2019]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Øyvinn Øi]] (1901 in Hadsel – 1940), a Norwegian military officer killed at the outbreak of WWII
* [[Asbjørn Herteig]] (1919 in Hadsel – 2006), an archeologist who was the first curator at the [[Bryggen Museum]]
* [[Maren-Sofie Røstvig]] (1920 in Melbu – 2014), a literary historian
* [[Henry Valen]] (1924 in Hadsel – 2007), a political scientist and academic
* [[Lars Andreas Larssen]] (1935 in Melbu – 2014), a stage, film, and television actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0489121|name=Lars Andreas Larssen}}. Retrieved 16 January 2021.</ref>
* [[Oddbjørn Knutsen]] (1953 in Hadsel – 2019), a political scientist and academic
* [[Kjell-Børge Freiberg]] (born 1971 In Hadsel), a Norwegian politician, government minister, and mayor of Hadsel from 2007 to 2015

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/hadsel Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://archive.today/20070311211508/http://www.melbu.vgs.no/hadselbilder/ Pictures from Hadsel]

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