1912 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1912, with a second round held between 4 and 11 November.[1] The result was a victory for the alliance of the Liberal Party and the Labour Democrats, which won 76 of the 123 seats in the Storting.

1912 Norwegian parliamentary election

1912
All 123 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 62 seats were needed for a majority
Leader Gunnar Knudsen Christian Knudsen Jens Bratlie Party Liberal Labour Conservative Last election 46 seats, 30.4% 11 seats, 21.6% 41 seats, 32.8% Seats won 70 23 20 Seat change 24 12 21 Popular vote 195,526 (V+Ad) 128,455 162,074 (H+FV) Percentage 40.0% (V+Ad) 26.3% 33.2% (H+FV)   Leader ? Magnus Halvorsen Party Labour Democrats Free-minded Last election 2 seats, 3.7% 23 seats with H Seats won 6 4 Seat change 4 19 Popular vote Alliance with V Alliance with H Percentage — —
Prime Minister before election Jens Bratlie Conservative Elected Prime Minister Jens Bratlie Conservative

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	195,526	40.0	70	+24
Labour Democrats			6	+4
Conservative Party	162,074	33.2	20	–21
Free-minded Liberal Party			4	–19
Labour Party	128,455	26.3	23	+12
Riksmål Party	1,033	0.2	0	New
Teetotaler Party	884	0.2	0	0
Independent Left Party	528	0.1	0	0
Church Party	367	0.1	0	0
Wild votes	36	0.0	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	6,254	–	–	–
Total	495,157	100	123	0
Registered voters/turnout	809,582	65.9	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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