1927 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 17 October 1927.[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 59 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

1927 Norwegian parliamentary election

17 October 1927
All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 76 seats were needed for a majority
Leader Oscar Torp Johan Ludwig Mowinckel C. J. Hambro Party Labour Liberal Conservative Last election 24 seats, 18.4% 34 seats, 18.6% 43 seats, 32.5% Seats won 59 30 29 Seat change 35 4 14 Popular vote 368,106 172,568 240,091 (H+FV) Percentage 36.8% 17.3% 24.0% (H+FV)   Leader Erik Enge Peder Furubotn P. A. Holm Party Farmers' Communist Free-minded Last election 22 seats, 13.5% 6 seats, 6.1% 11 seats with H Seats won 26 3 2 Seat change 4 3 9 Popular vote 149,026 40,075 All. with H/14,439 Percentage 14.9% 4.0% —/1.3%
Prime Minister before election Ivar Lykke Conservative Elected Prime Minister Ivar Lykke Conservative

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Labour Party	368,106	36.8	59	+35
Conservative Party^[a]	240,091	24.0	29	–14
Free-minded Liberal Party^[a]			1	–
Liberal Party	172,568	17.3	30	–4
Farmers' Party	149,026	14.9	26	+4
Communist Party	40,075	4.0	3	–3
Free-minded Liberal Party^[a]	14,439	1.4	1	–
Radical People's Party	13,459	1.3	1	–1
Other parties	1,518	0.2	0	–
Wild votes	15	0.0	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	11,328	–	–	–
Total	1,010,625	100	150	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,484,409	68.1	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The Conservative Party and the Liberal Left Party continued their alliance, but in some constituencies the Liberal Left Party ran separate lists.[2] It won one seat on the joint lists and one seat on a separate list.[3]

See also

• 1927 Conservative Party national convention

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1450
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1458