1981 Norwegian parliamentary election

1981 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 155 seats in the Storting
78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gro Harlem Brundtland Jo Benkow Kåre Kristiansen
Party Labour Conservative Christian Democratic
Last election 42.3%, 76 seats 24.5%, 41 seats 9.7%, 22 seats
Seats won 66 53 15
Seat change Decrease10 Increase12 Decrease7
Popular vote 914,749 780,372 219,179
Percentage 37.2% 31.7% 8.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Johan J. Jakobsen Berge Furre Carl I. Hagen
Party Centre Socialist Left Progress
Last election 8.0%, 12 seats 4.2%, 2 seats 1.9%, 0 seats
Seats won 11 4 4
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2 Increase4
Popular vote 103,753 121,561 109,564
Percentage 4.2% 4.9% 4.5%

  Seventh party
 
Leader Hans Hammond Rossbach
Party Liberal
Last election 2.4%, 2 seats
Seats won 2
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 79,064
Percentage 3.2%

Results by county

Prime Minister before election

Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Kåre Willoch
Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 and 14 September 1981.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 66 of the 155 seats. The Conservative Party made the strongest gains and formed a government on its own. In 1983 a majority coalition government with the Christian People's Party and the Centre Party was established.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7