Norwegian parliamentary election, 1912
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1912
![Norway](../I/m/Flag_of_Norway.svg.png)
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All 123 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 62 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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![](../I/m/Gunnar_Knudsen.jpg) |
![](../I/m/Christian_Holtermann_Knudsen.jpg) |
![](../I/m/Jens_Bratlie.jpg) |
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) |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
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![](../I/m/Magnus_Halvorsen.jpg) |
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Leader |
? |
Magnus Halvorsen |
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Party |
Labour Democrats |
Liberal Left |
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Last election |
2 seats, 3.7% |
23 seats with H |
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Seats won |
6 |
4 |
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Seat change |
4 |
19 |
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Popular vote |
Alliance with V |
Alliance with H |
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Percentage |
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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 |
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Seats |
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Liberal Party | 195,526 | 40.0 | 70 | +24 |
Labour Democrats | 6 | +4 |
Conservative Party | 162,074 | 33.2 | 20 | –21 |
Liberal Left 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
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7