Norwegian parliamentary election, 1965
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1965
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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 |
Sjur Lindebrække |
Gunnar Garbo |
| Party |
Labour |
Conservative |
Liberal |
| Last election |
74 seats, 46.8% |
29 seats, 20.4% |
14 seats, 11.3% |
| Seats won |
68 |
31 |
18 |
| Seat change |
 6 |
 2 |
4 |
| Popular vote |
883,320 |
438,412[a] |
222,547[b] |
| Percentage |
43.1% |
21.4%[a] |
10.9%[b] |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Per Borten |
Einar Hareide |
Knut Løfsnes |
| Party |
Centre |
Christian Democratic |
Socialist People's |
| Last election |
16 seats, 10.9% |
15 seats, 10.4% |
2 seats, 2.4% |
| Seats won |
18 |
13 |
2 |
| Seat change |
2 |
2 |
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| Popular vote |
206,415[b] |
183,131[b] |
122,721 |
| Percentage |
10.1%[b] |
8.9%[b] |
6.0% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1965.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 68 of the 150 seats. However, the four non-socialist parties succeeded in winning a majority between them and forming a government. Per Borten, the leader of the Centre Party, became Prime Minister.
Results
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Votes |
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Seats |
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| Labour Party | 883,320 | 43.1 | 68 | –6 |
| Conservative Party | 415,612 | 20.3 | 31 | +2 |
| Liberal Party | 207,834 | 10.2 | 18 | +4 |
| Centre Party | 191,702 | 9.4 | 18 | +2 |
| Christian People's Party | 160,331 | 7.8 | 13 | –2 |
| Socialist People's Party | 122,721 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Communist Party | 27,996 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Christians-Conservatives | 22,800 | 1.1 | [a] | – |
| Centrists-Liberals | 14,713 | 0.7 | [b] | – |
| Norwegian Democratic Party | 194 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Freedom Protectors | 163 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Wild votes | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,697 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,056,091 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,406,866 | 85.4 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
a The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian People's Party won two seats, with the parties taking one each.[2]
b The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won one seat, taken by the Centre Party.[2]
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460