# Eina Municipality

Eina is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 104-square-kilometre (40 sq mi) municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Vestre Toten Municipality in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre was the village of Eina.

## History

The municipality of Eina was established on 1 January 1908 when the old Vestre Toten Municipality was divided in three. The southwestern part (population: 1,173) became Eina Municipality, the southeastern part (population: 2,412) became Kolbu Municipality, and the northern part (population: 4,027) continued as Vestre Toten Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Eina Municipality (population: 1,591) was merged with Vestre Toten Municipality (population: 9,113) plus the Sørligrenda area of Vardal Municipality (population: 87) and the small area on the south end of the lake Einavatnet (population: 12) from Gran Municipality to form a new, larger Vestre Toten Municipality.

### Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the lake Einavatnet (Old Norse: Eini). The name of the lake is derived from the word einir which means "juniper", likely referring to the vegetation around the lake.

## Government

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.

### Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Eina was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Eina herredsstyre 1960–1963 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 |
| | Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 |
| | Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 13 |
| Note: On 1 January 1964, Eina became part of Vestre Toten Municipality. |||
Eina herredsstyre 1956–1959 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 |
| | Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 13 |
Eina herredsstyre 1952–1955 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6 |
| | Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 12 |
Eina herredsstyre 1948–1951 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6 |
| | Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 1 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 12 |
Eina herredsstyre 1945–1947 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 |
| | Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 12 |
Eina herredsstyre 1938–1941* :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 8 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 12 |
| Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |||

### Mayors

The mayors of Eina:
* 1908–1910: Mathias Larsen Blilie (V)
* 1911–1922: Thorvald Andreassen Skaug (LL)
* 1923–1945: Thorvald P. Amlien (Bp)
* 1945-1945: Asbjørn Skaug (V)
* 1946–1948: Ingvald Nyhus (KrF)
* 1949–1951: Aksel Skaug (Bp)
* 1952–1955: Paul Hoelsveen (Bp)
* 1956–1959: Magne Bjørnerud (Bp)
* 1960–1963: Paul Hoelsveen (Sp)