Norwegian parliamentary election, 1918

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1918

1918

All 126 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 64 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Gunnar Knudsen Jens Bratlie Kyrre Grepp Party Liberal Conservative Labour Last election 74 seats, 33.1% 20 seats, 29.0% 19 seats, 32.1% Seats won 51 40 18 Seat change 23 20 1 Popular vote 187,657 201,325 (H+FV) 209,560 Percentage 28.3% 30.4% (H+FV) 31.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Bernt Holtsmark ? ? Party Free-minded Agrarian Labour Democrats Last election 1 seat with H 1 seat, 1.0% 6 seats with V Seats won 10 3 3 Seat change 9 2 3 Popular vote Alliance with H 30,925 21,980 Percentage — 4.7% 3.3%

Prime Minister before election Gunnar Knudsen Liberal Prime Minister-designate Gunnar Knudsen Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1918, with a second round between 4 and 11 November.^[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 51 of the 123 seats in the Storting. Despite receiving the most votes, the Labour Party won just 18 seats, a loss of one seat compared with the 1915 elections.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Labour Party	209,560	31.6	18	–1
Conservative Party	201,325	30.4	40	+20
Free-minded Liberal Party			10	+9
Liberal Party	187,657	28.3	51	–23
Agrarian Association	30,925	4.7	3	+2
Labour Democrats	21,980	3.3	3	–3
Other parties and independents^[a]	11,074	1.7	1	–1
Invalid/blank votes	12,856	–	–	–
Total	675,377	100	126	+3
Registered voters/turnout	1,186,602	60.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The other candidates included Women's electors from Oslo and priest Alfred Eiken.^[2]

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1449