List of mayors in Norway 2023–2027
Hemnes. The mayor was chosen by lottery; On October 12, there was first one election, which did not result in enough votes (majority), to elect a mayor; Later that day there was another election (to elect a mayor); Again there were not enough votes for any of the candidates; A lottery that was held later that day, decided the mayor, Paul Asphaug; He was not chosen by a majority of votes; He is a member of the Centre Party. Furthermore, Nordland is the county. (There was a lottery in Norway in 1977, that also resulted in a mayor getting elected.