Norwegian parliamentary election, 1949

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1949

1949

All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 76 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Einar Gerhardsen Arthur Nordlie Jacob Worm-Müller Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 76 seats, 42.5% 25 seats, 17.0% 20 seats, 13.8% Seats won 85 23 21 Seat change 9 2 1 Popular vote 803,471 360,961^[a]^[b] 290,919^[a]^[c]^[d] Percentage 45.7% 20.5%^[a]^[b] 16.5%^[a]^[c]^[d]   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Einar Frogner Nils Lavik Party Farmers' Christian Democratic Last election 10 seats, 8.0% 8 seats, 7.9% Seats won 12 9 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 188,997^[a]^[b]^[c] 151,402^[d] Percentage 10.8%^[a]^[b]^[c] 8.1%^[d]

Prime Minister before election Einar Gerhardsen Labour Prime Minister-designate Einar Gerhardsen Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 October 1949.^[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 85 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Labour Party	803,471	45.7	85	+9
Conservative Party	279,790	15.9	23	–2
Liberal Party	218,866	12.4	21	+1
Christian People's Party	147,068	8.4	9	+1
Communist Party	107,722	5.8	0	–11
Farmers' Party	85,418	4.9	12	+2
Farmers-Conservatives-Liberals	45,311	2.6	^[a]	–
Farmers-Conservatives	35,860	2.0	^[b]	–
Farmers-Liberals	22,408	1.3	^[c]	–
Society Party	13,088	0.7	0	New
Christians-Liberals	4,334	0.2	^[d]	–
Wild votes	30	0.0	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	12,531	–	–	–
Total	1,770,897	100	150	0
Registered voters/turnout	2,159,065	82.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The joint list of the Farmers' Party, Conservative Party and Liberal Party won four seats, two taken by the Conservative Party and two by the Farmers' Party.^[2]

^b The joint list of the Farmers' Party and Conservative Party won three seats, all taken by the Farmers' Party.^[2]

^c The joint list of the Farmers' Party and Liberal Party won two seats, with both parties taking one each.^[2]

^d The joint list of the Liberal Party and Christian People's Party won no seats.^[2]

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1459