1989 Norwegian parliamentary election

1989 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 165 seats in the Storting
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gro Harlem Brundtland Jan P. Syse Carl I. Hagen
Party Labour Conservative Progress
Last election 40.81%, 71 seats 30.42%, 50 seats 3.72%, 2 seats
Seats won 63 37 22
Seat change Decrease8 Decrease13 Increase20
Popular vote 907,393 588,682 345,185
Percentage 34.27% 22.23% 13.04%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Erik Solheim Kjell Magne Bondevik Johan J. Jakobsen
Party Socialist Left Christian Democratic Centre
Last election 5.46%, 6 seats 8.26%, 16 seats 6.60%, 12 seats
Seats won 17 14 11
Seat change Increase11 Decrease2 Decrease1
Popular vote 266,782 224,852 171,269
Percentage 10.08% 8.49% 6.47%

  Seventh party
 
Leader Anders John Aune
Party Future for Finnmark
Last election
Seats won 1
Seat change New
Popular vote 8,817
Percentage 0.33%

Results by county

Prime Minister before election

Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Jan P. Syse
Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 and 11 September 1989.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 63 of the 165 seats.

The non-socialist parties gained a majority, and Jan P. Syse became prime minister of a coalition minority cabinet consisting of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party, and the Centre Party. This cabinet was disbanded a year later after the Centre Party broke with the Conservatives over the Norwegian EU membership issue. Gro Harlem Brundtland became prime minister in 1990, forming a minority Labour government until the 1993 election four years later.

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