1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1965 Norwegian parliamentary election
Flag of Norway.svg
  1961 12 and 13 September 1965 1969  

All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.4%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Einar Gerhardsen 1945.jpeg John Lyng by Schroder (1932).JPG Gunnar Garbo.jpg
Leader Einar Gerhardsen John Lyng Gunnar Garbo
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election46.8%, 74 seats20.4%, 29 seats11.3%, 14 seats
Seats won683118
Seat changeDecrease2.svg6Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg4
Popular vote883,320438,412 [a] 222,547 [b]
Percentage43.1%21.4% [a] 10.9% [b]

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Per Borten (1964, Knudsens fotosenter).jpg
Leader Per Borten Einar Hareide Knut Løfsnes
Party Centre Christian Democratic Socialist People's
Last election10.9%, 16 seats10.4%, 15 seats2.4%, 2 seats
Seats won18132
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2Steady2.svg0
Popular vote206,415 [b] 183,131 [b] 122,721
Percentage10.1% [b] 8.9% [b] 6.0%

1965 Norwegian parliamentary election results map.svg
Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Einar Gerhardsen
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Per Borten
Centre

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1965. [1] The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 68 of the 150 seats. However, the four non-socialist parties succeeded in winning a majority between them and forming a government. Per Borten, the leader of the Centre Party, became Prime Minister.

Contents

Contesting parties

NameIdeologyPositionLeader1961 result
Votes (%)Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet
Social democracy Centre-left Einar Gerhardsen 46.7%
74 / 150
H Conservative Party
Høyre
Conservatism Centre-right John Lyng 19.2%
28 / 150
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti
Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Einar Hareide 9.3%
14 / 150
V Liberal Party
Venstre
Social liberalism Centre Gunnar Garbo 7.2%
11 / 150
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet
Agrarianism Centre Per Borten 6.8%
11 / 150
NKP Communist Party of Norway
Norges Kommunistiske Parti
Communism Far-left Reidar T. Larsen 2.9%
0 / 155
SF Socialist People's Party
Sosialistisk Folkeparti
Socialism Left-wing to Far-left Knut Løfsnes 2.3%
2 / 150

Campaign

Slogans

PartyOriginal sloganEnglish translation
Labour Party "Nye muligheter - Nye mål""New opportunities - New goals"
Conservative Party "På parti med fremtiden""On the side of the future"
Liberal Party
Farmer's Party
Christian Democratic Party
Communist Party of Norway
Sources: [2] [3]

National daily newspaper endorsements

NewspaperParty endorsed
Sør-Trøndelag Liberal Party [4]

Results

1965 Norwegian Storting.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 883,32043.1468–6
Conservative Party 415,61220.3030+2
Liberal Party 207,83410.1518+4
Centre Party 191,7029.3617+2
Christian Democratic Party 160,3317.8312–2
Socialist People's Party 122,7215.9920
Communist Party 27,9961.3700
ChristiansConservatives [lower-alpha 1] 22,8001.112
CentristsLiberals [lower-alpha 2] 14,7130.721
Democratic Party 1940.010New
Freedom Protectors1630.010New
Wild votes80.00
Total2,047,394100.001500
Valid votes2,047,39499.58
Invalid/blank votes8,6970.42
Total votes2,056,091100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,406,86685.43
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

CohortPercentage of cohort voting for
Ap H V Sp KrF SF Others
Total vote43.1%21.4%10.9%10.1%8.9%6.0%
Gender
Females44.1%22.3%11%8.7%9.5%3.9%
Males43.9%19.1%9.7%10.3%6.5%8.2%
Age
18–30 years old39.9%22.3%10.1%10.1%7.6%9.2%
30-59 years old46.2%19.8%10.9%8.9%6.1%6.9%
60 years old and older40.9%22%9%11%13%1.7%
Work
low income43.4%13.3%9.2%15.3%12.9%4.2%
Average income53.8%12.9%10.5%7.3%5.8%7.7%
High income36.3%34.2%12.1%5.1%4.7%6.8%
Education
Primary school59.5%7.2%7.6%8.9%7.1%7.2%
High school38.1%24.2%11.9%11.2%8.7%5.3%
University/college13.1%53.7%13.7%5.1%8%5.1%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research [6]

Seat distribution

ConstituencyTotal
seats
Seats won
Ap H V Sp KrF SF
Akershus 73211
Aust-Agder 4211
Bergen52111
Buskerud 7421
Finnmark431
Hedmark 8512
Hordaland 1032212
Møre og Romsdal 1031222
Nord-Trøndelag 6312
Nordland 12621111
Oppland 7412
Oslo 136511
Østfold 84211
Rogaland 1032212
Sogn og Fjordane 511111
Sør-Trøndelag 1052111
Telemark 63111
Troms63111
Vest-Agder 52111
Vestfold 73211
Total15068311818132
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

  1. The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party won two seats, with the parties taking one each. [5]
  2. The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won one seat, taken by the Centre Party. [5]

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