Norwegian parliamentary election, 1961
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1961
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All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
76 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Einar Gerhardsen |
Alv Kjøs |
Per Borten |
| Party |
Labour |
Conservative |
Centre |
| Last election |
78 seats, 48.3% |
29 seats, 21.7% |
15 seats, 9.9% |
| Seats won |
74 |
29 |
16 |
| Seat change |
 4 |
 0 |
 1 |
| Popular vote |
860,526 |
373,778 |
201,465 |
| Percentage |
46.8% |
20.4% |
10.9% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Einar Hareide |
Bent Røiseland |
Knut Løfsnes |
| Party |
Christian Democratic |
Liberal |
Socialist People's |
| Last election |
12 seats, 10.2% |
15 seats, 10.5% |
New |
| Seats won |
15 |
14 |
2 |
| Seat change |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Popular vote |
190,860 |
208,251 |
43,996 |
| Percentage |
10.4% |
11.3% |
2.4% |
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Einar Gerhardsen
Labour
Einar Gerhardsen
Labour
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 September 1961. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Although it lost its absolute majority, the Labour Party was able to continue in government.
a The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won eight seats, three taken by the Liberal Party and five by the Centre Party.
b The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian People's Party won two seats, with the parties taking one each.
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