1969 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1969 Norwegian parliamentary election
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  1965 7 and 8 September 1969 1973  

All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.8%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Trygve Bratteli.jpg John Lyng by Schroder (1932).JPG 3x4.svg
Leader Trygve Bratteli John Lyng John Austrheim
Party Labour Conservative Centre
Last election43.1%, 68 seats21.4%, 31 seats10.1%, 18 seats
Seats won742920
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Popular vote1,004,348489,282 [a] 277,201 [b]
Percentage46.5%22.7% [a] 12.9% [b]

 Fourth partyFifth party
  Korvald.PNG Gunnar Garbo.jpg
Leader Lars Korvald Gunnar Garbo
Party Christian Democratic Liberal
Last election8.9%, 13 seats9.4%, 18 seats
Seats won1413
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote252,376 [a] [b] 202,553
Percentage11.7% [a] [b] 9.4%

1969 Norweigan Parliamentary election maps.svg
Results by county

Prime Minister before election

Per Borten
Centre

Prime Minister after election

Per Borten
Centre

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 and 8 September 1969. [1] Although the Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 74 of the 150 seats, the coalition of right-of-centre parties won 76 seats and retained power. The closeness of the result and fears of the two blocs winning an equal number of seats led to the number of seats being increased to an odd number for the next elections.

Contents

Contesting parties

NameIdeologyPositionLeader1965 result
Votes (%)Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet
Social democracy Centre-left Trygve Bratteli 43.1%
68 / 150
H Conservative Party
Høyre
Conservatism Centre-right John Lyng 20.3%
31 / 150
V Liberal Party
Venstre
Social liberalism Centre Gunnar Garbo 10.1%
18 / 150
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet
Agrarianism Centre John Austrheim 9.3%
18 / 150
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti
Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Lars Korvald 7.8%
13 / 150
SF Socialist People's Party
Sosialistisk Folkeparti
Socialism Left-wing to Far-left Torolv Solheim 5.9%
2 / 150
NKP Communist Party of Norway
Norges Kommunistiske Parti
Communism Far-left Reidar T. Larsen 1.3%
0 / 155

Campaign

Slogans

PartyOriginal sloganEnglish translation
Labour Party "Trygghet i fellesskapet""Safety in the community"
Conservative Party "Et samfunn i samarbeide""A society working together"
Liberal Party
Centre Party "Bestem med senterpartiet""Decide with the center party"
Christian Democratic Party
Communist Party of Norway
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Debates

1969 Norwegian general election debates
DateTimeOrganizers P  Present   I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
Ap H V Sp KrF SF NKP Refs
5 September19:00-22:00 [5] NRK P
Trygve Bratteli, Reiulf Steen
P
Svenn Stray
P
Bent Røiseland
P
Per Borten, John Austrheim
P
Lars Korvald
P
Finn Gustavsen
P
Reidar T. Larsen
[6]

Results

1969 Norwegian Storting.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 1,004,34846.5374+6
Conservative Party 406,20918.8228–2
Liberal Party 202,5539.3813–5
Centre Party 194,1288.9917+2
Christian Democratic Party 169,3037.8412+1
Socialist People's Party 73,2843.390–2
Communist Party 21,5171.0000
ChristiansConservatives [lower-alpha 1] 83,0733.852
CentristsChristians [lower-alpha 2] 4
SocialistsCommunists 3,2030.150
Democratic Party 5610.0300
Lapp People's List5270.020New
Wild votes60.00
Total2,158,712100.001500
Valid votes2,158,71299.82
Invalid/blank votes3,8840.18
Total votes2,162,596100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,579,56683.84
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

CohortPercentage of cohort voting for
Ap H Sp KrF V SF Others
Total vote46.5%22.7%12.9%11.7%9.4%3.39%
Gender
Females48.8%18.7%8.2%11.4%10%2.5%
Males48.2%20.5%10.4%5.3%9.6%4.5%
Age
18–30 years old48.2%23.9%6.9%4.9%8.5%6.9%
30-59 years old50.2%18.5%9.9%6.4%10.8%3.2%
60 years old and older44.8%19.4%10%14.8%8.5%1.5%
Work
low income49.8%12.5%15%11.2%8%2.6%
Average income56.7%9.7%10.1%8.5%9.7%4.3%
High income38.1%35.9%4.9%5.9%11%3.2%
Education
Primary school67.2%7.4%8.3%7.4%6.2%2.4%
High school44.7%19.3%11.8%8.8%10%4.4%
University/college15.2%50.5%3.9%7.8%18.1%3.4%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research [8]

Seat distribution

ConstituencyTotal
seats
Seats won
Ap H Sp KrF V
Akershus 73211
Aust-Agder 4211
Bergen52111
Buskerud 7421
Finnmark431
Hedmark 8512
Hordaland 1042121
Møre og Romsdal 1031222
Nord-Trøndelag 6321
Nordland 1262211
Oppland 752
Oslo 136511
Østfold 85111
Rogaland 1042121
Sogn og Fjordane 52111
Sør-Trøndelag 105221
Telemark 63111
Troms63111
Vest-Agder 52111
Vestfold 7421
Total1507429201413
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. [7]
  2. The joint list of the Centre Party and the Christian Democratic Party won four seats, three taken by the Centre Party and one by the Christian People's Party. [7]

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