Norwegian parliamentary election, 1918

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1918

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All 126 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 64 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gunnar Knudsen Jens Bratlie Kyrre Grepp Party Liberal Conservative Labour Last election 74 seats, 33.1% 20 seats, 29.0% 19 seats, 32.1% Seats won 51 40 18 Seat change 23 20 1 Popular vote 187,657 201,325 (H+FV) 209,560 Percentage 28.3% 30.4% (H+FV) 31.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Bernt Holtsmark  ?  ? Party Free-minded Agrarian Labour Democrats Last election 1 seat with H 1 seat, 1.0% 6 seats with V Seats won 10 3 3 Seat change 9 2 3 Popular vote Alliance with H 30,925 21,980 Percentage — 4.7% 3.3%
Prime Minister before election Gunnar Knudsen Liberal Prime Minister-designate Gunnar Knudsen Liberal

Gunnar Knudsen
Liberal

Gunnar Knudsen
Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1918, with a second round between 4 and 11 November. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 51 of the 123 seats in the Storting. Despite receiving the most votes, the Labour Party won just 18 seats, a loss of one seat compared with the 1915 elections.

^a The other candidates included Women's electors from Oslo and priest Alfred Eiken.

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