Norwegian parliamentary election, 1945
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1945
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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 |
Arthur Nordlie |
Jacob Worm-Müller |
| Party |
Labour |
Conservative |
Liberal |
| Last election |
70 seats, 42.5% |
36 seats, 21.3% |
23 seats, 16.0% |
| Seats won |
76 |
25 |
20 |
| Seat change |
 6 |
 11 |
3 |
| Popular vote |
609,348 |
252,608 |
204,852 |
| Percentage |
41.0% |
17.0% |
13.8% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Adam Egede-Nissen |
Nils Trædal |
Nils Lavik |
| Party |
Communist |
Farmers' |
Christian Democratic |
| Last election |
0 seats, 0.3% |
18 seats, 11.5% |
2 seat, 1.3% |
| Seats won |
11 |
10 |
8 |
| Seat change |
11 |
8 |
6 |
| Popular vote |
176,535 |
119,362 |
117,813 |
| Percentage |
11.9% |
8.0% |
7.9% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 October 1945,[1] the first following World War II and the end of the German occupation. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 76 of the 150 seats in the Storting, the first time a party had won a majority since the 1915 elections.
Results
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| Party |
Votes |
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Seats |
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| Labour Party | 609,348 | 41.0 | 76 | +6 |
| Conservative Party | 252,608 | 17.0 | 25 | –11 |
| Liberal Party | 204,852 | 13.8 | 20 | –3 |
| Communist Party | 176,535 | 11.9 | 11 | +11 |
| Farmers' Party | 119,362 | 8.0 | 10 | –8 |
| Christian People's Party | 117,813 | 7.9 | 8 | +6 |
| New Norway | 1,845 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 2,809 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| Wild votes | 53 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,969 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,498,194 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,961,977 | 76.4 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7