Stokken

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Stokken was historically a part of the municipality of Østre Moland since the establishment of that municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The municipality of Stokken was established on 1 July 1919 when the old municipality of Østre Moland was divided into two separate municipalities: Stokken (population: 1,683) and Austre Moland (population: 1,289).{{Cite book |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 1962, the municipalities of Stokken (population: 2,783), Austre Moland (population: 1,607), Flosta (population: 1,205), as well as the Strengereid area of Tvedestrand (population: 375) were merged to create the new municipality of Moland. Then on 1 January 1992, the municipality of Moland (including the area of Stokken) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Arendal.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named Stokken, after the old name for the local school district. The name is the definite form of the word {{wikt-lang|no|stokk}} which means "log" or "tree trunk".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=8 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=91–92 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

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=2023-01-01 |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 Stokken:{{Cite web |title=Ordførere i Stokken kommune |url=https://www.kubenarendal.no/Eydehavn/Stokken%20kommune/ordforertidslinje/index.html |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=KubenArendal |language=no}}

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• 1919–1921: Guttorm Fløistad
• 1921-1921: Andres Haugmoen
• 1922–1928: Nils Hjelmtveit
• 1928–1931: Hans J. Bakke
• 1931–1937: Nils Hjelmtveit
• 1937–1941: Syver Kristiansen
• 1942-1945: Lauritz Harry Jensen (NS)
• 1945–1961: Johannes Kinserdal

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The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Stokken was made up of 19 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 = Stokken

|herad = yes

|start = 1960

|end = 1961

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-12-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stokken

|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=2020-12-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stokken

|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=2020-12-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stokken

|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=2020-12-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stokken

|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=2020-12-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|NKP = 1

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stokken

|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=2020-12-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 5

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|}}

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