Norwegian parliamentary election, 1918
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1918
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All 126 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 64 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Gunnar Knudsen |
Jens Bratlie |
Kyrre Grepp |
Party |
Liberal |
Conservative |
Labour |
Last election |
74 seats, 33.1% |
20 seats, 29.0% |
19 seats, 32.1% |
Seats won |
51 |
40 |
18 |
Seat change |
23 |
20 |
1 |
Popular vote |
187,657 |
201,325 (H+FV) |
209,560 |
Percentage |
28.3% |
30.4% (H+FV) |
31.6% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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Leader |
Bernt Holtsmark |
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? |
Party |
Liberal Left |
Agrarian |
Labour Democrats |
Last election |
1 seat with H |
1 seat, 1.0% |
6 seats with V |
Seats won |
10 |
3 |
3 |
Seat change |
9 |
2 |
3 |
Popular vote |
Alliance with H |
30,925 |
21,980 |
Percentage |
— |
4.7% |
3.3% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1918, with a second round between 4 and 11 November.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 51 of the 123 seats in the Storting. Despite receiving the most votes, the Labour Party won just 18 seats, a loss of one seat compared with the 1915 elections.
Results
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
Labour Party | 209,560 | 31.6 | 18 | –1 |
Conservative Party | 201,325 | 30.4 | 40 | +20 |
Liberal Left Party | 10 | +9 |
Liberal Party | 187,657 | 28.3 | 51 | –23 |
Agrarian Association | 30,925 | 4.7 | 3 | +2 |
Labour Democrats | 21,980 | 3.3 | 3 | –3 |
Other parties and independents[a] | 11,074 | 1.7 | 1 | –1 |
Invalid/blank votes | 12,856 | – | – | – |
Total | 675,377 | 100 | 126 | +3 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,186,602 | 60.5 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
a The other candidates included Women's electors from Oslo and priest Alfred Eiken.[2]
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1449