1930 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1930 Norwegian parliamentary election
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  1927 20 October 1930 1933  

All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Torp.PNG 33606 C.J. Hambro.jpg Johan Ludwig Mowinckel.jpg
Leader Oscar Torp C. J. Hambro Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election36.8%, 59 seats24.0%, 29 seats17.3%, 30 seats
Seats won473933
Seat changeDecrease2.svg12Increase2.svg10Increase2.svg3
Popular vote374,854327,731 (H+FV)241,355
Percentage31.4%27.4% (H+FV)20.2%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Jens Hundseid.jpeg Anton Wilhelm Brogger.jpg Alf Mjoen.jpg
Leader Jens Hundseid Anton Wilhelm Brøgger Alf Mjøen  [ no ]
Party Farmers' Free-minded Liberal Radical People's
Last election14.9%, 26 seats1.3%, 2 seats with H 1.3%, 1 seat
Seats won2551
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote190,22031,003/All. with H 9,228
Percentage15.9%2.6%/—0.8%

Prime Minister before election

Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Liberal

Prime Minister after election

Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 20 October 1930. [1] The Labour Party won the most seats (47 of the 150 seats) in the Storting. [2]

Contents

During the election, the Labour Party advocated for socialist policies whereas the Conservative, Liberal and Agrarian parties ran in opposition to the Labour Party. [2]

Endorsements

National daily newspapers

NewspaperParty endorsed
Finnmarksposten Conservative Party [3]
Free-minded Liberal Party
Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad Labour Party [4]
Folketanken Liberal Party [5]
Østerdal Arbeiderblad Labour Party [6]
Folkeviljen Labour Party [7]

Results

1930 Storting.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 374,85431.3747–12
Conservative Party [lower-alpha 1] 327,73127.4339+10
Free-minded Liberal Party [lower-alpha 1] 2+1
Liberal Party 241,35520.2033+3
Farmers' Party 190,22015.9225–1
Free-minded Liberal Party [lower-alpha 1] 31,0032.593+2
Communist Party 20,3511.700–3
Radical People's Party 9,2280.7710
Wild votes130.00
Total1,194,755100.001500
Valid votes1,194,75599.39
Invalid/blank votes7,3460.61
Total votes1,202,101100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,550,07777.55
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution

ConstituencyTotal
seats
Seats won
Ap HFV V B RF
Akershus 7331
Aust-Agder 41111
Bergen5221
Buskerud 5211
Finnmark3111
Hedmark 7412
Hordaland 81142
Market towns of Akershus and Østfold 422
Market towns of Buskerud 3121
Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland 312
Market towns of Møre 311
Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark 4211
Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag 514
Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder 5221
Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland 7223
Market towns of Vestfold 413
Møre 71142
Nord-Trøndelag 5212
Nordland 82321
Oppland 6231
Oslo 734
Østfold 6312
Rogaland 5122
Sogn og Fjordane 5122
Sør-Trøndelag 62121
Telemark 5221
Troms52111
Vest-Agder 4121
Vestfold 4121
Total150474433251
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The Conservative Party and the Free-minded Liberal Party continued their alliance, but in some constituencies the Free-minded Liberal Party ran separate lists. [8]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Arneson, Ben A. (1931). "Norway Moves Toward the Right". American Political Science Review. 25 (1): 152–157. doi:10.2307/1946579. ISSN   0003-0554. JSTOR   1946579. S2CID   146458203.
  3. "Finnmarksposten konservativt blad for vestfinmarken". Finnmarksposten (in Norwegian). 17 October 1930.
  4. "Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad". Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 15 October 1930.
  5. "Folketanken (Risør)". Folketanken (Risør) (in Norwegian). 20 October 1930. p. 1.
  6. "Østerdal Arbeiderblad". Østerdal Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 18 October 1930. p. 1.
  7. "Nasjonalbiblioteket".
  8. Nohlen & Stöver, p1450