1973 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 1973.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 62 of the 155 seats in the Storting.

1973 Norwegian parliamentary election

9 and 10 September 1973
All 155 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 78 seats were needed for a majority
Leader Trygve Bratteli Kåre Willoch Dagfinn Vårvik Party Labour Conservative Centre Last election 74 seats, 46.5% 29 seats, 22.7% 20 seats, 12.9% Seats won 62 29 21 Seat change 12 0 1 Popular vote 759,499 379,039^[c] 265,734^[a]^[b] Percentage 35.3% 17.6%^[c] 12.3%^[a]^[b]   Leader Lars Korvald Finn Gustavsen Anders Lange Party Christian Democratic Socialist Anders Lange's Last election 14 seats, 11.7% 0 seats, 4.4%^[d] New Seats won 20 16 4 Seat change 6 16 4 Popular vote 285,908^[b]^[c] 241,851 107,784 Percentage 13.3%^[b]^[c] 11.2% 5.0%   Leader Helge Rognlien Helge Seip Party Liberal New People's Last election 13 seats, 9.4% New Seats won 2 1 Seat change 11 1 Popular vote 169,090^[a]^[b] 73,854 Percentage 7.8%^[a]^[b] 3.4%
Prime Minister before election Lars Korvald Christian Democratic Elected Prime Minister Trygve Bratteli Labour

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Labour Party	759,499	35.3	62	–12
Conservative Party	370,370	17.2	29	0
Christian People's Party	255,456	11.9	20	+6
Socialist Electoral League	241,851	11.2	16	+16
Centre Party	146,312	6.8	21	+1
Anders Lange's Party	107,784	5.0	4	New
Centrists-Liberals	97,639	4.5	^[a]	–
New People's Party	73,854	3.4	1	New
Liberal Party	49,668	2.3	2	–11
Centrists-Liberals-Christians	21,783	1.0	^[b]	–
Red Electoral Alliance	9,360	0.4	0	New
Conservatives-Christians	8,669	0.4	^[c]	–
Single Person's Party	5,113	0.2	0	New
Norwegian Democratic Party	2,125	0.1	0	0
Women's Free Deputies	1,866	0.1	0	New
Lapp People's List	849	0.0	0	0
Other parties	6	0.0	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	3,530	–	–	–
Total	2,155,734	100	155	+5
Registered voters/turnout	2,686,676	80.2	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won seven seats, six taken by the Centre Party and one by the Liberal Party.[2]

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

^c The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian People's Party won no seats.[2]

^d As the Socialist People's Party and the Communist Party

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