Norwegian parliamentary election, 1961
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A general election was held to elect 150 MPs to the Norwegian parliament, the Storting.
The Labour Party
lost its absolute majority of seats that the party had held since 1945, winning 74 seats. As the Socialist People's Party won two seats, the Socialists nevertheless retained a majority of 76-74 against the centre-right parties, and the Labour Party government continued in office.
The 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....
lost its absolute majority of seats that the party had held since 1945, winning 74 seats. As the Socialist People's Party won two seats, the Socialists nevertheless retained a majority of 76-74 against the centre-right parties, and the Labour Party government continued in office.
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) |
46.8 | 74 |
| 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) |
19.3 | 29 |
| Centre 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... (Senterpartiet) |
6.8 | 16 |
| Christian People's Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 9.3 | 15 |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 7.2 | 14 |
| Socialist People's Party Socialist People's Party (Norway) Socialist People's Party was a splinter group of the Norwegian Labour Party . SF was principally dissatisfied with the pro-NATO/European Economic Community external policies of DNA. A group centered around the magazine Orientering had been expelled from DNA... (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) |
2.4 | 2 |
| 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) |
2.9 | 0 |
| Others | 5.4 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 150 |