1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

←  1961 12 and 13 September 1965 1969  →
All 150 seats in the Storting 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.4%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Einar Gerhardsen John Lyng Gunnar Garbo Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 46.8%, 74 seats 20.4%, 29 seats 11.3%, 14 seats Seats won 68 31 18 Seat change 6 2 4 Popular vote 883,320 438,412 [a] 222,547 [b] Percentage 43.1% 21.4% [a] 10.9% [b]   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Per Borten Einar Hareide Knut Løfsnes Party Centre Christian Democratic Socialist People's Last election 10.9%, 16 seats 10.4%, 15 seats 2.4%, 2 seats Seats won 18 13 2 Seat change 2 2 0 Popular vote 206,415 [b] 183,131 [b] 122,721 Percentage 10.1% [b] 8.9% [b] 6.0%
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.

Contesting parties

See also: List of political parties in Norway

Name			Ideology	Position	Leader	1961 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

Party		Original slogan	English 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

Newspaper	Party endorsed
Sør-Trøndelag		Liberal Party [4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Labour Party	883,320	43.14	68	–6
	Conservative Party	415,612	20.30	30	+2
	Liberal Party	207,834	10.15	18	+4
	Centre Party	191,702	9.36	17	+2
	Christian Democratic Party	160,331	7.83	12	–2
	Socialist People's Party	122,721	5.99	2	0
	Communist Party	27,996	1.37	0	0
	Christians–Conservatives [a]	22,800	1.11	2	–
	Centrists–Liberals [b]	14,713	0.72	1	–
	Democratic Party	194	0.01	0	New
	Freedom Protectors	163	0.01	0	New
Wild votes		8	0.00	–	–
Total		2,047,394	100.00	150	0
Valid votes		2,047,394	99.58
Invalid/blank votes		8,697	0.42
Total votes		2,056,091	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,406,866	85.43
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

Cohort	Percentage of cohort voting for
	Ap	H	V	Sp	KrF	SF	Others
Total vote	43.1%	21.4%	10.9%	10.1%	8.9%	6.0%
Gender
Females	44.1%	22.3%	11%	8.7%	9.5%	3.9%
Males	43.9%	19.1%	9.7%	10.3%	6.5%	8.2%
Age
18–30 years old	39.9%	22.3%	10.1%	10.1%	7.6%	9.2%
30-59 years old	46.2%	19.8%	10.9%	8.9%	6.1%	6.9%
60 years old and older	40.9%	22%	9%	11%	13%	1.7%
Work
low income	43.4%	13.3%	9.2%	15.3%	12.9%	4.2%
Average income	53.8%	12.9%	10.5%	7.3%	5.8%	7.7%
High income	36.3%	34.2%	12.1%	5.1%	4.7%	6.8%
Education
Primary school	59.5%	7.2%	7.6%	8.9%	7.1%	7.2%
High school	38.1%	24.2%	11.9%	11.2%	8.7%	5.3%
University/college	13.1%	53.7%	13.7%	5.1%	8%	5.1%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research [6]

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total seats	Seats won
		Ap	H	V	Sp	KrF	SF
Akershus	7	3	2	1	1
Aust-Agder	4	2	1	1
Bergen	5	2	1	1		1
Buskerud	7	4	2		1
Finnmark	4	3	1
Hedmark	8	5	1		2
Hordaland	10	3	2	2	1	2
Møre og Romsdal	10	3	1	2	2	2
Nord-Trøndelag	6	3		1	2
Nordland	12	6	2	1	1	1	1
Oppland	7	4	1		2
Oslo	13	6	5	1			1
Østfold	8	4	2		1	1
Rogaland	10	3	2	2	1	2
Sogn og Fjordane	5	1	1	1	1	1
Sør-Trøndelag	10	5	2	1	1	1
Telemark	6	3	1	1		1
Troms	6	3	1	1	1
Vest-Agder	5	2	1	1		1
Vestfold	7	3	2	1	1
Total	150	68	31	18	18	13	2
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]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. "Historiske slagord og plakater". Arbeiderpartiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
3. "Fredriksstad Blad, tirsdag 31. august 1965". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). August 31, 1965. p. 8. Det er ikke nødvendig her. Jeg bare henviser til høyres program, som behandler alle viktige saker og oppgaver i dagens samfunn. Dette program og det slagord høyre har valgt: "På parti med fremtiden" utkrystalliserer alt det Høyre står for i norsk politkk, som det fremtidens parti det tar sikte på å være, med en aktiv fremskrittspolitikk som best kan løse de kommende. Krevende oppgaver i vårt samfunn. Programet gir uttrykk for hvordan et moderne konservativt parti oppfatter sin oppgave som det brede folkeparti Høyre vil være, med tilhengere innen alle grupper av vårt folk.
4. "Sør-Trøndelag, torsdag 9. september 1965". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
5. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460
6. "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning" . Retrieved 16 February 2024.