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752:Edward VII
741:Charles XV
668:Queen Maud
664:Haakon VII
653:government
527:Counties (
391:Parliament
346:Government
68:1905-11-13
61:1905-11-12
1132:elections
830:Trondheim
814:Haakon VI
808:from the
676:Trondheim
448:elections
405:President
1035:Archived
980:, p1437
944:See also
787:telegram
758:and the
699:Oscar II
649:Storting
641:republic
637:monarchy
538:Kommuner
398:Storting
322:Monarchy
208:439,748
167:328,827
94:Storting
929:439,748
918:331,230
896:328,827
881:328,827
867:Against
859:259,563
836:Results
818:Olaf IV
726:culture
690:of the
682:Summary
484:Local:
446:Recent
211:75.32%
197:100.00%
192:331,230
170:99.27%
159:21.06%
156:69,264
135:259,563
102:Results
1065:
984:
921:100.00
884:100.00
870:69,264
845:Choice
714:Danish
645:Norway
529:Fylker
270:
265:
259:
253:
247:
241:
181:0.73%
178:2,403
140:78.94%
116:Votes
112:Choice
932:75.32
907:2,403
899:99.27
878:Total
873:21.06
862:78.94
848:Votes
1747:1994
1742:1972
1737:1926
1732:1919
1706:2021
1701:2017
1696:2013
1691:2009
1686:2005
1681:2001
1676:1997
1671:1993
1666:1989
1648:2023
1643:2019
1638:2015
1633:2011
1628:2007
1623:2003
1618:1999
1613:1995
1608:1991
1603:1987
1598:1983
1593:1979
1588:1975
1583:1971
1578:1967
1573:1963
1568:1959
1563:1955
1558:1951
1553:1947
1548:1945
1543:1937
1538:1934
1533:1931
1528:1928
1523:1925
1518:1922
1513:1919
1508:1916
1503:1913
1498:1910
1493:1907
1488:1904
1483:1901
1478:1898
1461:2025
1455:2021
1450:2017
1445:2013
1440:2009
1435:2005
1430:2001
1425:1997
1420:1993
1415:1989
1410:1985
1405:1981
1400:1977
1395:1973
1390:1969
1385:1965
1380:1961
1375:1957
1370:1953
1365:1949
1360:1945
1355:1936
1350:1933
1345:1930
1340:1927
1335:1924
1330:1921
1325:1918
1320:1915
1315:1912
1310:1909
1305:1906
1300:1903
1295:1900
1290:1897
1285:1894
1280:1891
1275:1888
1270:1885
1265:1882
1260:1879
1255:1876
1250:1873
1245:1870
1240:1868
1235:1865
1230:1862
1225:1859
1220:1856
1215:1853
1210:1850
1205:1847
1200:1844
1195:1841
1190:1838
1185:1835
1180:1832
1175:1829
1170:1826
1165:1823
1160:1820
1155:1817
1150:1815
1063:ISBN
982:ISBN
910:0.73
816:and
735:and
724:and
501:2011
496:2015
491:2019
486:2023
474:2009
469:2013
464:2017
459:2021
366:list
856:For
828:in
800:in
674:in
237:Yes
130:Yes
1764::
992:^
832:.
766:.
747:.
728:.
407::
368:)
152:No
119:%
1107:e
1100:t
1093:v
851:%
624:e
617:t
610:v
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