Norwegian parliamentary election, 1915
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1915
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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/Jens_Bratlie.jpg) |
![](../I/m/Christian_Holtermann_Knudsen.jpg) |
Leader |
Gunnar Knudsen |
Jens Bratlie |
Christian Knudsen |
Party |
Liberal |
Conservative |
Labour |
Last election |
70 seats, 40.0% |
20 seats, 33.2% |
23 seats, 26.3% |
Seats won |
74 |
20 |
19 |
Seat change |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Popular vote |
204,243 |
179,028 (H+FV) |
198,111 |
Percentage |
33.1% |
29.0% (H+FV) |
32.1% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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Leader |
? |
Erik Enge |
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Party |
Labour Democrats |
Liberal Left |
Agrarian |
Last election |
6 seats with V |
4 seats with H |
New |
Seats won |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Seat change |
0 |
3 |
1 |
Popular vote |
25,658 |
Alliance with H |
6,351 |
Percentage |
4.2% |
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1.0% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1915, with a second round between 4 and 11 November.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 74 of the 123 seats in the Storting.
Results
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
Liberal Party | 204,243 | 33.1 | 74 | +4 |
Labour Party | 198,111 | 32.1 | 19 | –4 |
Conservative Party | 179,028 | 29.0 | 20 | 0 |
Liberal Left Party | 1 | –4 |
Labour Democrats | 25,658 | 4.2 | 6 | 0 |
Agrarian Association | 6,351 | 1.0 | 1 | New |
Teetotaler Party | 3,820 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Peace Candidate | 413 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
Independents | – | – | 2 | New |
Wild votes | 46 | – | – | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 8,285 | – | – | – |
Total | 625,955 | 100 | 123 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,086,657 | 57.6 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7