Stemshaug is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

The municipality included the eastern part of the island of Skardsøya and the mainland to the east and south of there surrounding the Dromnessundet and Torsetsundet straits and the Årvågsfjorden.

[4] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.

The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.

[6] The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Stemshaug was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms.