1945 Norwegian parliamentary election|
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Turnout | 76.4% |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Einar Gerhardsen
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Arthur Nordlie
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Jacob Worm-Müller
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Party
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Labour
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Last election
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70 seats, 42.5%
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36 seats, 21.3%
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23 seats, 16.0%
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Seats won
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76
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25
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20
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Seat change
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6
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11
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3
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Popular vote
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609,348
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252,608
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204,852
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Percentage
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41.0%
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17.0%
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13.8%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Adam Egede-Nissen
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Nils Trædal
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Nils Lavik
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Party
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Communist
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Farmers'
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Christian Democratic
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Last election
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0 seats, 0.3%
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18 seats, 11.5%
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2 seat, 1.3%
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Seats won
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11
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10
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8
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Seat change
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11
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8
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6
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Popular vote
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176,535
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119,362
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117,813
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Percentage
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11.9%
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8.0%
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7.9%
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Results by county |
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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.