Lista

The municipality of Vanse was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 4,213.{{Cite web |last=Registreringssentral for historiske data |title=Hjemmehørende folkemengde Vest-Agder 1801–1960 |url=http://www.rhd.uit.no/dok/nos10.html |publisher=University of Tromsø |language=no}} On 1 January 1903, an area with 99 inhabitants was transferred from Vanse to the neighboring town of Farsund. Again in 1948, another area with 64 inhabitants was transferred from Lista to the town of Farsund. During the 1960s, there were many major municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipalities of Lista, Herad, and Spind were merged with the town of Farsund to create a new, larger municipality of Farsund. Prior to the merger, Lista had a population of 4,544.{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}

The municipality (originally the parish) was originally named after the old Vanse farm ({{langx|non|Vanesyn}}) since the first Vanse Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is uncertain. It is possible that the first element is derived from the plural of {{wikt-lang|non|vanr}} which means "Vanir", a group of Old Norse gods. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vin}} which means "meadow" or "pasture".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt |date=1912 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=9 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=182 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Lista.{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}} This was changed to bring back a modern version of the historical name for the area. The new name comes from the local peninsula called Lista ({{langx|non|Listi}}). The name comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|listi}} which means "border" or "edge", likely signifying its location on the southern edge of Norway. From 1662 until 1919, Vest-Agder county was named "Lister og Mandals amt", signifying the significance of the area. (The name Lista was misunderstood by Danish clerks as a plural form and therefore written with the plural ending -er.){{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Lista – tidligere kommune |url=https://snl.no/Lista/tidligere_kommune |access-date=2016-07-21 |language=no}}{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt |date=1912 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=9 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=205 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-08-03 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}

The mayors ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Lista:{{Cite book |last=Berge |first=Abraham Theodor |title=Lista : en bygdebok |publisher=Tønsberg Aktietrykkeri |year=1926 |location=Tønsberg |language=no}}{{Cite book |last=Rudjord |first=Kåre |title=Listaboka IV. Bygdehistorie. Fra formannskapslov til kommunesammenslåing |year=1987 |location=Farsund |publisher=Farsund kommune |language=no}}

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• 1838-1843: Christian Schønning Wulff
• 1844-1845: Lars Andreas Jensen Meberg
• 1846-1849: Aslag Reiersen
• 1850-1853: Lars Andreas Jensen Meberg
• 1854-1857: Aslag Reiersen
• 1858-1859: Aanen Olsen Bergsager
• 1860-1865: Jørgen Ottesen
• 1866-1867: Bernt Ludvig Nielsen
• 1868-1869: Lars Severin Jensen Vinnem
• 1870-1871: Reinert Aslagsen
• 1872-1877: Adolf Fredriksen
• 1878-1889: Johan Julius Olsen
• 1890-1891: Adolf Fredriksen (H)
• 1892-1898: Johannes. T. Østensen (H)
• 1899-1901: Abraham Theodor Berge (V)
• 1902-1904: Nils Mikal Abrahamsen
• 1905-1919: Ole Walaas Selvaag (V)
• 1920-1922: Karl Sanne (H)
• 1923-1925: Ole Walaas Selvaag (V)
• 1926-1931: August Skeibrok (H)
• 1932-1934: Adolf Østhassel (Bp)
• 1935-1937: Edwald Helvig (V)
• 1938-1940: Hjalmar Østensen (H)
• 1941-1945: Martin Vindheim (Bp)
• 1945-1947: Einar B. Nielsen (V)
• 1947-1947: Håkon Hansen (KrF)
• 1947-1950: August Skeibrok (H)
• 1950-1955: Andreas Emanuelsen (V)
• 1955-1963: Olaf Velle (V)
• 1963-1964: Sveinung Tveit (V)

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The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Lista was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

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{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Lista

|herad = yes

|start = 1964

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|Total = 31

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Venstre = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Lista

|herad = yes

|start = 1960

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 31

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Venstre = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Lista

|herad = yes

|start = 1956

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 31

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 6

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Venstre = 8

|Local_Lists = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Lista

|herad = yes

|start = 1952

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 32

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 7

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Venstre = 10

|Local_Lists = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Lista

|herad = yes

|start = 1948

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 32

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 8

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|DRF/V = 10

|Local_Lists = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Lista

|herad = yes

|start = 1945

|end = 1947

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 32

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Høyre = 5

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7

|DRF/V = 8

|Local_Lists = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Lista

|herad = yes

|start = 1938

|end = 1941*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 32

|Høyre = 10

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Venstre = 10

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

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• Evert Andersen
• Marquis of Lista

• List of former municipalities of Norway

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• [http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Farsund/Farsund_lufthavn,_Lista/ Weather information for Lista] {{in lang|no}}

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