Allocation of the seats to the constituencies at parliamentary elections

(1) All the seats in the Storting shall be allocated to the constituencies. The distribution is undertaken by the Ministry every eight years.

(2) The distribution figure for each constituency is determined by taking the number of inhabitants in the constituency at the end of the penultimate year before the parliamentary election in question and adding the number of square kilometres in the constituency multiplied by 1.8.

(3) The distribution figure for each constituency is divided by 1, 3, 5, 7 and so forth. The quotients that are arrived at are numbered consecutively. The parliamentary seats are allocated to the constituencies on the basis of the quotients arrived at. Seat No. 1 goes to the constituency that has the largest quotient. Seat No. 2 goes to the constituency that has the second largest quotient and so forth. If two or more constituencies have the same quotient, the parliamentary seat goes to the constituency that has the highest distribution figure. If they have the same distribution figure, the constituency to which the seat is to go is determined by lot.

(4) The Ministry informs the Storting of the outcome of the distribution of seats.