Norway

Parliament

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Parliamentary mandate

Start and end of mandate

Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
At the first sitting of the chamber
Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
Not applicable
End of the parliamentary mandate
On the last day of the chamber’s term (including in the case of early dissolution)

Speaker

Mode of designation of the Speaker
The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
Not applicable
Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
Second
Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
No
Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
No

Speaker terms

The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house
Yes
Speaker's term
1 Years
Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any
No information available

Immunity and code of conduct

Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
No

Sources: Constitution, art. 66

There is a Code of conduct for members
Yes

Salaries and allowances

Members are paid salaries by parliament
Yes
(2020)
Basic salary, per year
1,107,190 NOK
(2023)
Basic salary, per year in PPP
124,684
(2023)
Basic allowances
No information available
Names of the basic allowances
No information available
Members pay income tax on salaries
Yes
Members pay income tax on allowances
Yes
Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
Yes
Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
Yes
Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
Yes

Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work

Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
No
Office at parliament
Yes
Constituency office
No
Housing
Yes
Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
Yes

Notes: Travel expenses, overnight stay, diet, commuter travel expenses, phone and mobile office, severance pay, pension, vacation money

Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions
List of salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Salary Allowances
Speaker Yes
Committee Chair No

Notes:

Basic annual salary:

Speaker: 1 735 682 NOK

First Deputy Speaker: 1 126 317

Second, Third and Fourth Deputy Speaker: 1 057 157 NOK

Salary of the Speaker
1,735,682 NOK
Salary of the Speaker in PPP
175,676
Parliament determines the amount of salaries
Yes
Name of the body (or bodies) in parliament which determines the amount

The plenary, based on a proposal from the Remuneration Committee

Parliament determines the amount of allowances
Yes
Name of the body (or bodies) in parliament which determines the amount

The plenary and the presidium

Name of the institution outside parliament which determines the amount
No information available
The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
No
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
Click for historical data

Notes: Prior to independence, under British administration, European women were granted the right to vote in 1919, in 1956, this right was extended to African women under the conditions of a certain "educational level or property". At independence, women were granted the unconditional right to vote.

Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website
Year data was last reported

2020

Participation in the government

Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Cannot be a member of parliament
Members for whom data is available
169
(2021)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No