Norwegian parliamentary election, 1973

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1973
Norway
1973
All 155 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
78 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Trygve Bratteli Kåre Willoch Dagfinn Vårvik
Party Labour Conservative Centre
Last election 74 seats, 46.5% 29 seats, 22.7% 20 seats, 12.9%
Seats won 62 29 21
Seat change Decrease12 Steady0 Increase1
Popular vote 759,499 379,039[c] 265,734[a][b]
Percentage 35.3% 17.6%[c] 12.3%[a][b]
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Lars Korvald Finn Gustavsen Anders Lange
Party Christian Democratic Socialist Anders Lange's
Last election 14 seats, 11.7% 0 seats, 4.4%[d] New
Seats won 20 16 4
Seat change Increase6 Increase16 Increase4
Popular vote 285,908[b][c] 241,851 107,784
Percentage 13.3%[b][c] 11.2% 5.0%
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Helge Rognlien Helge Seip
Party Liberal New People's
Last election 13 seats, 9.4% New
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease11 Increase1
Popular vote 169,090[a][b] 73,854
Percentage 7.8%[a][b] 3.4%
Prime Minister before election

Lars Korvald
Christian Democratic

 Prime Minister-designate

Trygve Bratteli
Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 1973.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 62 of the 155 seats in the Storting.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Labour Party759,49935.362–12
Conservative Party370,37017.2290
Christian People's Party255,45611.920+6
Socialist Electoral League241,85111.216+16
Centre Party146,3126.821+1
Anders Lange's Party107,7845.04New
Centrists-Liberals97,6394.5[a]–
New People's Party73,8543.41New
Liberal Party49,6682.32–11
Centrists-Liberals-Christians21,7831.0[b]–
Red Electoral Alliance9,3600.40New
Conservatives-Christians8,6690.4[c]–
Single Person's Party5,1130.20New
Norwegian Democratic Party2,1250.100
Women's Free Popular Elected Representatives1,8660.10New
Lapp People's List8490.000
Other parties60.00–
Invalid/blank votes3,530–––
Total2,155,734100155+5
Registered voters/turnout2,686,67680.2––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won seven seats, six taken by the Centre Party and one by the Liberal Party.[2]

b The joint list of the Centre Party, Liberal Party and the Christian People's Party won three, two taken by the Centre Party and one by the Christian People's Party.[2]

c The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian People's Party won no seats.[2]

d As the Socialist People's Party and the Communist Party

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460