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{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Vega
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|former_name            = Vegø herred
|image_skyline          = Neshrbr.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Nes harbour in Vega
|idnumber               = 1815
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Helgeland
|capital                = [[Gladstad]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Vegværing
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Vega komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.vega.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Jon Floa
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 800.56
|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              = 315
|area_total_km2         = 164.79
|area_land_km2          = 162.56
|area_water_km2         = 2.23
|area_water_percent     = 1.4
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 321
|population_total       = 1208
|population_density_km2 = 7.3
|population_increase    = -1.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|65|40|31|N|11|57|28|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| module = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| child         = yes
| Official_name = Vegaøyan<br />''The Vega Archipelago''
| Criteria      = Cultural: v
| ID            = 1143
| Year          = 2004
| Area          = {{convert|107,294|ha|mi2|0}}
| Buffer_zone   = {{convert|28,952|ha|mi2|0}}
}} }}

'''Vega''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Helgeland]] [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Gladstad]]. Other villages include [[Holand, Vega|Holand]] and [[Ylvingen]].

The municipality comprises about 6,500 [[island]]s in the [[Vegaøyan|Vega Archipelago]]. The main island of the municipality is the [[Vega (island in Norway)|island of Vega]], and it is also the largest at {{convert|163|km2}}. [[Bremstein Lighthouse]] is located in the southwestern part of the municipality.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Vega (bilde) |url=http://snl.no/.bilde/Vega |access-date=2011-11-14 |language=no}}</ref>

The {{convert|165|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 315th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vega is the 321st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,208. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|7.3|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 1.2% 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:Vega-Eidem-Beach-Norway.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Eidem beach on Vega]]
The municipality of Vega was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1965, the Skogsholmen area (population: 196) was transferred from [[Tjøtta Municipality]] to Vega Municipality. Then on 1 January 1971, the [[Skålvær]] islands (population: 32) in the northeastern part of Vega Municipality was transferred to the neighboring [[Alstahaug 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 main [[Vega (island in Norway)|island of Vega]] ({{langx|non|Veiga}}) since the first [[Vega Church]] was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|veig}} which means "[[liquid]]" or "[[fluid]]" (referring to the [[lake]]s and the [[marsh]]es of the island). The name was written ''"Vegø"'' prior to 1891.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=32 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 20 November 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a scoop [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt en gull øsekar}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[bailer]] for a [[boat]]. The bailer or scoop 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. A bailer is an essential tool that is important to the municipality due to its dependence on the sea. The arms were designed by Tore Engen. An earlier plan for the Vega coat of arms pictured the black silhouette of a sailing boat on a yellow background, but this design was chosen as the coat of arms for [[Nordland]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vega |access-date=2023-02-05 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vega, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-15.html |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-11-20 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-11-20-1044 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Vega Municipality. It is part of the [[Sør-Helgeland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vega'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Vega||[[Vega Church]]||[[Gladstad]]||1864
|-
|[[Ylvingen Chapel]]||[[Ylvingen]]||1967
|}

==History==
Early settlements on the main island date back 10,000 years, making it one of the oldest places of inhabitance in [[Northern Norway]]. [[Agriculture]] and [[fishing]] are at present as they were in the past, key fields of labour. Today's inhabitants are concentrated in [[Holand, Vega|Holand]], [[Valla, Norway|Valla]], [[Igerøy]], [[Ylvingen]], and [[Gladstad]], the latter being the location of the municipal council and most of the island's commerce.

==Geography==
In 2004, the [[archipelago]]'s [[cultural landscape]] was inscribed by [[UNESCO]] on the [[World Heritage Site]] list as representative of "the way generations of fishermen/farmers have, over the past 1,500 years, maintained a sustainable living in an inhospitable seascape near the [[Arctic Circle]], based on the now unique practice of [[eider]] [[Down feather|down]] harvesting." The oceanic climate and [[limestone]] [[bedrock]] has allowed 10 different species of [[orchids]] to grow in Vega, and 210 species of [[bird]]s have been recorded at the archipelago. 

The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|800.56|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Trolltinden on the southwestern coast of the [[Vega (island in Norway)|island of Vega]].<ref name="elev" />

Eidemsliene [[nature reserve]] has many warmth-loving species of plants and the most oceanic [[Scots pine|pine]] forest in North Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eidemsliene naturreservat |url=http://fylker.miljostatus.no/login.aspx?m=3306&ReturnUrl=/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1551#7632 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220093945/http://fylker.miljostatus.no/login.aspx?m=3306&ReturnUrl=%2fmsf_themepage.aspx%3fm%3d1551#7632 |archive-date=2012-02-20 |access-date=2008-11-30 |language=no}}</ref>  Holandsosen nature reserve is an important [[wetland]] area with a shallow lake and soil rich in [[lime (mineral)|lime]]; 149 species of birds have been observed in this reserve which has a rich bird life all year (many birds use this as their winter quarter). Lånan nature reserve preserves many types of coastal nature and is a very important area for many species of birds; eider down harvesting is still practiced here.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lånan - Skjærvær naturreservat/Fuglefredningsområde |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1610#13207 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122800/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1610#13207 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |access-date=2008-11-30 |language=no}}</ref>

==Climate==
Vega has a temperate oceanic climate, also known as [[marine west coast climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: '''Cfb'''). The all-time high of {{convert|31.7|°C}} was recorded July 27, 2019, and the all-time low {{convert|-16.5|°C}} was recorded February 2010 (extremes database from 2003). The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is 29 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}}</ref> and average date for first freeze in autumn is 17 October<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> giving a frost-free season of 170 days (1981-2010 average).

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|Feb high C = 2.6
|Mar high C = 3.7
|Apr high C = 6.9
|May high C = 10.6
|Jun high C = 13.4
|Jul high C = 16.2
|Aug high C = 16.3
|Sep high C = 13.4
|Oct high C = 8.9
|Nov high C = 5.6
|Dec high C = 3.9
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|Feb mean C=0.1
|Mar mean C=1
|Apr mean C=4
|May mean C=7.5
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|Jul mean C=13.2
|Aug mean C=13.2
|Sep mean C=10.5
|Oct mean C=6.4
|Nov mean C=3.3
|Dec mean C=1.7
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -1.9
|Feb low C = -2.4
|Mar low C = -1.5
|Apr low C = 1.5
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|Jul low C = 10.8
|Aug low C = 10.7
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|Oct low C = 4
|Nov low C = 0.9
|Dec low C = -0.9
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|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==
Vega Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[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 [[Helgeland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Vega is made up of 15 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                      = Vega
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/vega#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|INP                       = 4
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/vega#seats |access-date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Kyst                      = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/vega#seats |access-date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kyst                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Vega Social Democrat list
|otherparty_no             = Vega sosialdemokratiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Vega Social Democrat List
|otherparty_no             = Vega sosialdemokratiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Vega Social Democrat list
|otherparty_no             = Vega Sosialdemokratiske liste 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Sp/V                      = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|AFS                       = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|AFS                       = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vega
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Vega 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 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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* 1883-1886: Nicolai Hansen Kjælkdalen
* 1887-1904: Andreas Andersen Grimsø ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1895-01-25 |title=Fra Vega |url=https://www.nb.no/items/9586a9218c5bc32fe33e0acac6c55138?page=0&searchText=%22vega%2Bordf%C3%B8rer%22~10 |access-date=2023-03-03 |work=Nordlands Folkeblad |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
* 1905-1928: Peter Nicolaisen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1925-11-30 |title=Ordførervalg i Vega |url=https://www.nb.no/items/1b7148d419bc0c43212df6dfc321344e?page=1&searchText=%22vega%2Bordf%C3%B8rer%22~10 |access-date=2023-03-03 |work=[[Brønnøysunds Avis]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
* 1929-1931: Oskar O. Floa ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1928-12-04 |title=Ordførervalg i Vega |url=https://www.nb.no/items/623fe523922527512204f50e5dd742db?page=1&searchText=%22vega%2Bordf%C3%B8rer%22~10 |access-date=2023-03-03 |work=Nordlands Avis |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
* 1932-1937: Emil Wahl ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1931-12-21 |title=Ordførervalgene |url=https://www.nb.no/items/152c735aade48026dc5da609d77285a9 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1934-12-21 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/8e444536dd1b0643f19115fca9b1a44a?page=1&searchText=vega |access-date=2023-03-03 |work=[[Helgelands Blad]] |language=no}}</ref>
* 1938-1941: Oskar O. Floa ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1937-12-29 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/6ccfa364c94c62a541fb1b17d040cecf?page=3&searchText="vega%2Bordfører"~8 |access-date=2023-03-03 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |language=no}}</ref>
* 1941-1942: Emil Wahl ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1941-01-16 |title=De nye ordførere og varaordførere i Nordland opnevnt |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7902f42afc9a253a68881b1ab5f4bd63 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |pages=1 & 6 |language=no}}</ref>
* 1943-1945: Jan Robertsen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1943-01-05 |title=Nye ordførere og varaordførere i Nordland fylke |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c10fa807143570c46bd48eceab31a56f |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
* 1945-1945: Oskar O. Floa ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1945-05-14 |title=De nye, midlertidige ordførere i Nordland og Troms |url=https://www.nb.no/items/4e1d0a67c4e89251d112ccefbc3df255 |access-date=2024-10-24 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |page=6 |language=no}}</ref>
* 1946-1967: [[Haakon Olsen Wika]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1948-10-24 |title=18 nye ordførere i Nordland |url=https://www.nb.no/items/914abbf0c88ec19f83ffb004bb9d0b9e |access-date=2024-08-15 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
* 1968-1974: Olav D. Gullsvåg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1975-1979: Osvald Floa ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1980-1981: Egil Mortensen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref name="sundsvold">{{Cite news |date=1982-01-05 |title=Sundsvold ble ny ordfører på Vega |url=https://www.nb.no/items/06763de99d34dffa80feeece6dff59d7?page=11&searchText=%22vega%20ordf%C3%B8rer%22~10 |access-date=2023-03-03 |work=[[Helgeland Arbeiderblad]] |language=no}}</ref>
* 1982-1983: Gunnar Sundsvold ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref name="sundsvold" />
* 1984-1995: Osvald Floa ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1995-2007: Einar Silseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2007-2023: Andre Møller ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2023–present: Jon Floa ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-25 |title=Det blir maktskifte i Vega kommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/det-blir-maktskifte-i-vega-kommune-1.16570013 |work=NRK Nordland |language=no}}</ref>
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== Notable people ==
* [[Haakon Olsen Wika]] (1899 in Vega – 1981), a Norwegian politician who was Mayor of Vega for may years

==Media gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Vegaoyan.jpg|The Vega islands
File:Sola.jpg|Søla island
File:Nes.jpg|A summer day
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/vega Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.havhotellene.no/portal/index.html Vega Havhotell] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.danamorris.net/bronnoy/norge2007.html Images of Vega Island and the surrounding region by Dana Morris]

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