Sandøy Municipality

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The new Sandø Municipality was established on 1 January 1867 when the Akerø Municipality was divided into two: the western islands (population: 601) became the new Sandø Municipality and the eastern islands (population: 2,026). The spelling of the name was later changed to Sandøy Municipality.{{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=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the Myklebust area on Harøya island and some smaller surrounding islands to the west (population: 287) were transferred from Haram Municipality to Sandøy Municipality.

On 1 January 2020, Sandøy Municipality was dissolved. The islands of Orta and Lyngværet (and the small surrounding islands) were merged into Aukra Municipality.{{Cite web |title=Meir om grensejusteringa i Sandøy |url=http://nyealesund.no/aktuelt/nyheitsarkiv/220-meir-om-grensejusteringa-i-sandoy |access-date=2019-07-27 |publisher=Nye Ålesund kommune |language=Norwegian}} The remainder of the old Sandøy Municipality was merged with Haram Municipality, Ørskog Municipality, Skodje Municipality, and Ålesund Municipality to form one large municipality of Ålesund.{{Cite web |title=Nye Ålesund |url=http://nyealesund.no/ |access-date=2017-10-19 |language=Norwegian}}

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm and small island of Sandøya ({{langx|non|Sandøy}}) since the first Sandøy Church was built there. The first element comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|sandr}} which means "sand". The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "island".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=691LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |date=1908 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=311 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}} Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Sandøen or Sandø. The municipality was also known as Sandø i Romsdal to distinguish it from the nearby Sandø Municipality in Sunnmøre which was known as Sandø i Sunnmøre. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Sandøy.{{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}}

The coat of arms was granted on 12 December 1986 and they were in use until the municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020. The official blazon is "Azure, three piles conjoined in dexter argent" ({{langx|no|I blått tre sølv spissar som møtest i høgre skjoldrand}}). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a three triangles conjoined at a point along the left side. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design is meant to mimic the light beams from the Ona Lighthouse. This was chosen since lighthouses play an important role in the safety in the municipality, which consists of 871 islands and skerries. The arms were designed by Astor Furseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sandøy |access-date=2023-04-05 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Sandøy, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-46.html |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1986-12-12 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1986-12-12-2286 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}} {{see also-text|the Coat of arms of Utsira}}

The Church of Norway had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Sandøy Municipality. It was part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

Sandøy was an island municipality. Sandøy consisted of 871 islands, but only five were regularly inhabited by the time the municipality was dissolved. The main inhabited islands were Harøya, Sandøya, Finnøya, Ona, and Orta. Ona is the most famous of the islands and is a popular tourist destination due to its history and the Ona Lighthouse. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|156.2|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Harøyburet on the island of Harøya.

Sandøy Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}} The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sandøy is made up of 19 representatives that are 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 = Sandøy

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{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=Norwegian}}

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 6

|Venstre = 3

|note = On 1 January 2020, Sandøy Municipality was divided between of Aukra Municipality and Ålesund Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/m%C3%B8re%2Bog%2Bromsdal/sandøy?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 7

|Venstre = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 4

|Høyre = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 10

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|otherparty = Cross-party list for Sandøy

|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste for Sandøy

|otherparty_number = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Venstre = 2

|otherparty = Cross-party list

|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|DLF/V = 5

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|DLF = 1

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Venstre = 1

|otherparty = Non-party election list

|otherparty_no = Upolitisk valliste

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|DLF/V = 2

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 3

|otherparty = Non-party election list

|otherparty_no = Upolitisk valliste

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|DLF = 1

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 5

|otherparty = Non-party election list

|otherparty_no = Upolitisk Valliste

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Venstre = 2

|Local_Lists = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 19

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Venstre = 1

|Local_Lists = 14

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|start = 1963

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|herad = yes

|start = 1959

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|herad = yes

|start = 1955

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|herad = yes

|start = 1951

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Local_Lists = 16

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|herad = yes

|start = 1947

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Local_Lists = 16

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Local_Lists = 14

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sandøy

|herad = yes

|start = 1937

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Local_Lists = 13

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Sandøy was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:{{Cite book |last=Os |first=Edvard |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013091708043 |title=Sandøy i Romsdal |publisher=Herredskasseren i Sandøy |year=1961 |volume=1 |location=Molde |pages=86, 310 |language=no}}{{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}}

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• 1867–1871: Paul Knudsen Gaasø
• 1871–1872: Lars Olsson Sandøy
• 1872–1876: Rasmus Pedersson Huse
• 1876–1877: Gunnar Olsson Sandøy
• 1877–1879: Jonas Knutsson Sandøy
• 1880–1885: Thor Elias Pedersson Huse
• 1886–1887: Knut Paulsson Gåsøy
• 1888–1891: Thor Elias Pedersson Huse
• 1892–1901: Knut Nilsson Finnøy
• 1901–1904: Bernt E. Brunvoll
• 1904–1910: Peder P. Orten
• 1910–1922: Paul I. Huse
• 1922–1925: Elias E. Marøy (V)
• 1925–1928: Peder P. Orten
• 1928–1934: Paul J. Sandøy
• 1934–1941: Elias E. Marøy (V)
• 1941–1943: Nils N. Finnøy
• 1943–1944: Ole P. Husøy
• 1945–1945: Elias E. Marøy (V)
• 1946–1955: Nils K. Finnøy
• 1956–1964: Olav Skotheim (LL)
• 1965–1975: Johan P. Sandøy (LL/Sp)
• 1976–1979: Tor Huse (LL)
• 1980–1987: Idar Grøtta (Sp)
• 1988–1991: Paul Edmund Steinshamn (DLF/V)
• 1991–1995: Runar Myklebust (H)
• 1995–1999: Oddvar Myklebust (Ap)
• 1999–2007: Nils Magne Abelseth (H)
• 2007–2011: Oddvar Myklebust (Ap)
• 2011–2015: Hans Endre Sæterøy (H)
• 2015–2019: Oddvar Myklebust (Ap)

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