2021 Norwegian parliamentary election

2021 Norwegian parliamentary election
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All 169 seats in the Storting
85 seats are needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Jonas Gahr Støre Erna Solberg Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Party Labour Conservative Centre
Leader since 14 June 2014 9 May 2004 7 April 2014
Leader's seat Oslo Hordaland Hedmark
Last election 49 seats, 27.4% 45 seats, 25.0% 19 seats, 10.3%
Seats won 48 36 28
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 9 Increase 9
Popular vote 783,394 607,316 402,961
Percentage 26.3% 20.5% 13.6%
Swing Decrease 1.1% Decrease 4.5% Increase 3.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Sylvi Listhaug Audun Lysbakken Bjørnar Moxnes
Party Progress Socialist Left Red
Leader since 8 May 2021 11 March 2012 6 May 2012
Leader's seat Møre og Romsdal Hordaland Oslo
Last election 27 seats, 15.2% 11 seats, 6.0% 1 seat, 2.4%
Seats won 21 13 8
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 2 Increase 7
Popular vote 346,474 228,063 140,931
Percentage 11.7% 7.6% 4.7%
Swing Decrease 3.5% Increase 1.6% Increase 2.3%
Prime Minister before election

Erna Solberg
Conservative

Elected Prime Minister

Jonas Gahr Støre
Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 September 2021.[1] All 169 seats in the Norwegian legislature, the Storting, were up for election.[2]

The election was won by a coalition consisting of the social-democratic Labour Party and the agrarian Centre Party that entered into negotiations to form a government.[3][4] The election also resulted in a majority for the parties that seek to dissolve the unpopular and controversial Viken county.[5] Jonas Gahr Støre's Labour Party retained its position as Norway's largest party and expanded their lead in seats over the Conservatives, despite a slight drop in its share of votes and the loss of one seat.[2] Incumbent Conservative Party prime minister Erna Solberg conceded defeat.[6] Her party ended up with the second-largest number of representatives. Støre aimed to form a majority government with the Centre Party and the Socialist Left Party,[7][8] but the latter stated they would remain in opposition, citing disagreements over climate and welfare policies,[9] while remaining open to future negotiations and supporting the government on common ground.[10] On 14 October, Støre became prime minister of a minority government, the Støre Cabinet.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Dato for valgdagen 2021 er satt" [The Date for the 2021 Election is set]. iTromsø (in Norwegian). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Valgresultat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Norwell 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Bergh, Johannes; Karlsen, Rune (2022). "Norway: Political Developments and Data in 2021: Victory for the Centre-Left". European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook. 61 (1): 351–361. doi:10.1111/2047-8852.12377. ISSN 2047-8844. S2CID 261938967.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Viken was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Conservative PM concedes defeat as in Norway's elections". AP News. Associated Press. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Milne 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFP 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Treloar 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference VF 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pettersen 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Ummelas, Ott (8 October 2021). "Norway's Labor, center agree to form pro-oil minority coalition". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 16 October 2021 – via World Oil News.