Tranøy Municipality

The parish of Tranøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality included all the land surrounding the large Solbergfjorden. On 1 September 1886, the municipality was divided into three separate municipalities: Tranøy Municipality (population: 1,239) on the west, Dyrøy Municipality (population: 1,281) in the south, and Sørreisa Municipality (population: 1,361) in the east.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964 several changes took place:{{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 mainland areas of Tranøy (population: 382) were transferred to Dyrøy Municipality.
• The Hellemo, Paulsrud, Johnsgård, and Stormo farms of Tranøy (population: 106) were transferred to Lenvik Municipality.
• The parts of Bjarkøy Municipality on the island of Senja and Lemmingsvær islands (population: 480) were transferred to Tranøy Municipality.
• The Rødsand area of Torsken Municipality (population: 160) was also transferred to Tranøy Municipality.

In March 2017, the Parliament of Norway voted to merge Berg Municipality, Torsken Municipality, Lenvik Municipality, and Tranøy Municipality. The new municipality would encompass the whole island of Senja plus part of the mainland located between the Gisundet strait and the Malangen fjord. On 1 January 2020, Tranøy Municipality ceased to exist when it became part of the new Senja Municipality.{{Cite web |title=Senja kommune 2020 |url=http://senja2020.no/ |access-date=2017-09-09 |language=no}}{{Cite news |last=Vermes |first=Thomas |date=2017-03-29 |title=Stortingsflertallet gjør fire Senja-kommuner til én |url=https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/politikk/2017/03/29/195291385/stortingsflertallet-gjor-fire-senja-kommuner-til-en |access-date=2017-09-09 |work=ABC Nyheter |language=no}}

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the small island of Tranøya ({{langx|non|Tranøiar}}) since the first Tranøy Church was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|trana}} which means "crane". The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "island".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=py5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt |date=1911 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=17 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=67 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}} Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Tranø. On 6 January 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Tranøy, to give the name a more Norwegian and less Danish spelling due to Norwegian language reforms.{{Cite journal |year=1908 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481021_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=24}}

The coat of arms was granted on 15 May 1987. The official blazon is "Argent, a flounder embowed reversed sable" ({{langx|no|I sølv en krummet svart kveite}}). This means the arms have a field (background) that 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 charge is an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) that is curved like a U-shaped arch facing upwards. The fish is a main species of local fish, which symbolizes the importance of fishing for the local community. In addition to this, the fish has played a major role in local legends, similar to the role of bears in land-based legends. The arms were designed by Svein A. Berntsen.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Tranøy |access-date=2023-01-29 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Tranøy, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-27.html |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1987-05-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1987-05-15-436 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}

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The Church of Norway had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Tranøy Municipality. It was part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

The municipality of Tranøy was located on the southern end of the large island of Senja. The Andfjorden, Vågsfjorden, and Solbergfjorden surrounded the municipality to the west, south, and southeast. The neighboring Torsken Municipality and Berg Municipality were located to the north and Lenvik Municipality was to the east. Ånderdalen National Park was located in the northwestern part of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|898.6|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Tredjefjellet.

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While it existed, Tranøy 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{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}} The municipality fell under the Senja District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Tranøy was made up of 17 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 = Tranøy

|start = 2016

|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=no}}

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 4

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Tranøy Local List

|otherparty_no = Tranøy Folkeliste

|otherparty_number = 2

|note = On 1 January 2020, Tranøy Municipality became part of Senja Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 2012

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/troms%2Bromsa/tranøy?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2019-10-26 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 3

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|otherparty = Tranøy People's List

|otherparty_no = Tranøy Folkeliste

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 2008

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 2004

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 2000

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Solli local list

|otherparty_no = Solli bygdelags liste

|otherparty_number = 1

|otherparty1 = South Tranøy cross-party list

|otherparty_no1 = Sør-Tranøy Tverrpolitiske liste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|otherparty2 = Tranøy common list

|otherparty_no2 = Tranøy fellesliste

|otherparty_number2 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1996

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Tranøy common list

|otherparty_no = Tranøy Fellesliste

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1992

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Tranøy Social Democrat Common List

|otherparty_no = Tranøy Sosialdemokratiske Fellesliste

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1988

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|otherparty = Tranøy social democrat common list

|otherparty_no = Tranøy sosialdemokratisk fellesliste

|otherparty_number = 5

|otherparty1 = Rødsand cross-party local list

|otherparty_no1 = Rødsand tverrpolitisk bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1984

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|otherparty = Rødsand cross-party local list

|otherparty_no = Rødsand tverrpolitisk bygdeliste

|otherparty_number = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1980

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|otherparty = Non-party local list for Å

|otherparty_no = Upolitisk bygdeliste for Å

|otherparty_number = 1

|otherparty1 = Rødsand non-party local list

|otherparty_no1 = Rødsand upolitiske bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1976

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Vikstranda non-party list

|otherparty_no = Vikstranda Upolitiske Liste

|otherparty_number = 1

|otherparty1 = Non-party list for the Å area

|otherparty_no1 = Upolitisk Liste for Å Krets

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|otherparty2 = Rødsand non-party list

|otherparty_no2 = Rødsand Upolitiske List

|otherparty_number2 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1972

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Local_Lists = 13

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1968

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Local_Lists = 14

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|start = 1964

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Local_Lists = 15

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|AFS = 7

|Local_Lists = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|NKP = 1

|AFS = 1

|Local_Lists = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|NKP = 2

|Local_Lists = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|AFS = 4

|Venstre = 2

|Local_Lists = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|AFS = 4

|Local_Lists = 12

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tranøy

|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Local_Lists = 9

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Tranøy 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):

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• c.1880-1907: Jørgen Christian Holmboe{{Cite news |date=1901-12-12 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/03be8b7153c6d11609ae9c312c849ae0 |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=Tromsø Stiftstidende |page=1 |language=no}}{{Cite book |url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/928144.pdf |title=Slekten Holmboe |publisher=Cammermeyers Boghandel |year=1944 |editor-last=Holmboe |editor-first=Gabriel Faye |language=no |format=PDF}}
• 1911-1912: Fredrik Isaksen{{Cite news |date=1910-12-10 |title=Kommunevalgene |url=https://www.nb.no/items/a24a856edd0c8b9dec684df6301cd33e |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=Senjens Blad |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1917-1919: Ole Nilsen{{Cite news |date=1917-02-15 |title=Amtets nyvalgte ordførere for 1917-1919 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/2a12cdaeb0ec08ba5328e9bd1b5d0992 |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=Harstad Tidende |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1919-1929: J. Sivertsen{{Cite news |date=1925-12-14 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/4cf45edd4e25277f593fbc34e6c546dc |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=Harstad Tidende |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1929-1934: Ole Solbø{{Cite news |date=1932-08-19 |title=Ordførervalget i Tranøy |url=https://www.nb.no/items/64c7166c7b334780112bd3d06efa7021 |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=Tromsø |page=4 |language=no}}
• 1934-1942: Oscar Edvardsen (Ap){{Cite news |date=1934-11-26 |title=Tranøy nye herredsstyre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/239fdf803737451b305d808291950856 |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=Harstad Tidende |page=3 |language=no}}
• 1943-1945: Oscar Andreassen (NS)
• 1945-1960: Oscar Edvardsen (Ap){{Cite news |date=1946-01-05 |title=Tranøy herredstryre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/451fe78fa4487c586cb00631e7d488ba |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=Folkeviljen |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1960-1971: Trygve Sollied (Ap){{Cite news |date=1960-04-19 |title=T. Sollid valgt til ordfører i Tranøy kommune |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d4938ee41a92fe1f2b5eb6635de00239 |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=Harstad Tidende |page=4 |language=no}}
• 1971-1979: Lyder Johan Nilssen (Ap){{stortingetbio|LYNI|Lyder Johan Nilssen}}
• 1979-1983: Kjell Benjaminsen (Ap)
• 1983-2003: Martin Rolness (Ap)
• 2003-2015: Odd Arne Andreassen (Ap)
• 2015-2019: Jan Fredrik Jenssen (H)

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