1969 Norwegian parliamentary election

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.

1969 Norwegian parliamentary election
7 and 8 September 1969
All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
76 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Trygve Bratteli Sjur Lindebrække John Austrheim
Party Labour Conservative Centre
Last election 68 seats, 43.1% 31 seats, 21.4% 18 seats, 10.1%
Seats won 74 29 20
Seat change 6 2 2
Popular vote 1,004,348 489,282[a] 277,201[b]
Percentage 46.5% 22.7%[a] 12.9%[b]
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Lars Korvald Gunnar Garbo
Party Christian Democratic Liberal
Last election 13 seats, 8.9% 18 seats, 9.4%
Seats won 14 13
Seat change 1 5
Popular vote 252,376[a][b] 202,553
Percentage 11.7%[a][b] 9.4%
Prime Minister before election

Per Borten
Centre

 Elected Prime Minister

Per Borten
Centre

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Labour Party1,004,34846.574+6
Conservative Party406,20918.829–2
Liberal Party202,5539.413–5
Centre Party194,1289.020+2
Christian People's Party169,3037.814+1
Socialist People's Party73,2843.40–2
Communist Party21,5171.000
Christians-Conservatives83,0733.9[a]–
Centrists-Christians[b]–
Socialists-Communists3,2030.20–
Norwegian Democratic Party5610.000
Lapp People's List5270.00New
Wild votes60.0––
Invalid/blank votes8,697–––
Total2,162,5961001500
Registered voters/turnout2,579,56683.8––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian People's Party won two seats, with the parties taking one each.[2]

b The joint list of the Centre Party and the Christian People's Party won four seats, three taken by the Centre Party and one by the Christian People's Party.[2]

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460
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