Norwegian parliamentary election, 1961
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1961
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All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
76 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Einar Gerhardsen |
Alv Kjøs |
Per Borten |
| Party |
Labour |
Conservative |
Centre |
| Last election |
78 seats, 48.3% |
29 seats, 21.7% |
15 seats, 9.9% |
| Seats won |
74 |
29 |
16 |
| Seat change |
 4 |
 0 |
 1 |
| Popular vote |
860,526 |
373,778[b] |
201,465[a] |
| Percentage |
46.8% |
20.4%[b] |
10.9%[a] |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Einar Hareide |
Bent Røiseland |
Knut Løfsnes |
| Party |
Christian Democratic |
Liberal |
Socialist People's |
| Last election |
12 seats, 10.2% |
15 seats, 10.5% |
New |
| Seats won |
15 |
14 |
2 |
| Seat change |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Popular vote |
190,860[b] |
208,251[a] |
43,996 |
| Percentage |
10.4%[b] |
11.3%[a] |
2.4% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 September 1961.[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Although it lost its absolute majority, the Labour Party was able to continue in government.
Results
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| Party |
Votes |
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Seats |
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| Labour Party | 860,526 | 46.8 | 74 | –4 |
| Conservative Party | 354,369 | 19.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Christian People's Party | 171,451 | 9.3 | 15 | +3 |
| Liberal Party | 132,429 | 7.2 | 14 | –1 |
| Centre Party | 125,643 | 6.8 | 16 | +1 |
| Centrists-Liberals | 75,822 | 4.1 | [a] | – |
| Communist Party | 53,678 | 2.9 | 0 | –1 |
| Socialist People's Party | 43,996 | 2.4 | 2 | New |
| Christians-Conservatives | 19,409 | 1.1 | [b] | – |
| Free Left Electorate's List | 2,360 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Norwegian Social Democratic Party | 478 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wild votes | 64 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,323 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,850,548 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,340,495 | 79.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
a The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won eight seats, three taken by the Liberal Party and five by the Centre Party.[2]
b The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian People's Party won two seats, with the parties taking one each.[2]
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1459