Norwegian parliamentary election, 1912

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1912

1912

All 123 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 62 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Gunnar Knudsen Christian Knudsen Jens Bratlie Party Liberal Labour Conservative Last election 46 seats, 30.4% 11 seats, 21.6% 41 seats, 32.8% Seats won 70 23 20 Seat change 24 12 21 Popular vote 195,526 (V+Ad) 128,455 162,074 (H+FV) Percentage 40.0% (V+Ad) 26.3% 33.2% (H+FV)   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader ? Magnus Halvorsen Party Labour Democrats Free-minded Last election 2 seats, 3.7% 23 seats with H Seats won 6 4 Seat change 4 19 Popular vote Alliance with V Alliance with H Percentage — —

Prime Minister before election Jens Bratlie Conservative Prime Minister-designate Jens Bratlie Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1912, with a second round held between 4 and 11 November.^[1] The result was a victory for the alliance of the Liberal Party and the Labour Democrats, which won 76 of the 123 seats in the Storting.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	195,526	40.0	70	+24
Labour Democrats			6	+4
Conservative Party	162,074	33.2	20	–21
Free-minded Liberal Party			4	–19
Labour Party	128,455	26.3	23	+12
Riksmål Party	1,033	0.2	0	New
Teetotaler Party	884	0.2	0	0
Independent Left Party	528	0.1	0	0
Church Party	367	0.1	0	0
Wild votes	36	0.0	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	6,254	–	–	–
Total	495,157	100	123	0
Registered voters/turnout	809,582	65.9	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7