Norwegian parliamentary election, 1949
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The general election of 1949 was held to elect 150 MPs to the Storting. The Norwegian Labour Party
increased its share of the vote an won a large majority of seats in the chamber.
This was the last election hold under the old seat allocation system, which strongly favoured larger parties.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
increased its share of the vote an won a large majority of seats in the chamber.
This was the last election hold under the old seat allocation system, which strongly favoured larger parties.
Results
| Party | Vote (%) | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... (Arbeiderpartiet) |
45.7 | 85 |
| Conservative Party Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... (Høyre) |
17.8 | 23 |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 13.5 | 21 |
| Agrarian Party Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... (Bondepartiet) |
7.9 | 12 |
| Christian People's Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 8.5 | 9 |
| Communist Party of Norway Communist Party of Norway The Communist Party of Norway is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. The party played an important role in the resistance to German occupation during the Second World War, and experienced a brief... (Norges Kommunistiske Parti) |
5.8 | 0 |
| Others | 0.7 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 150 |