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
  First party Second party Third party
 
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 Decrease12 Steady0 Increase1
Popular vote 759,499 379,039[c] 265,734[a][b]
Percentage 35.3% 17.6%[c] 12.3%[a][b]
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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 Increase6 Increase16 Increase4
Popular vote 285,908[b][c] 241,851 107,784
Percentage 13.3%[b][c] 11.2% 5.0%
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Helge Rognlien Helge Seip
Party Liberal New People's
Last election 13 seats, 9.4% New
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease11 Increase1
Popular vote 169,090[a][b] 73,854
Percentage 7.8%[a][b] 3.4%
Prime Minister before election

Lars Korvald
Christian Democratic

 Prime Minister after election

Trygve Bratteli
Labour

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party759,49935.2962–12
Conservative Party370,37017.21290
Christian Democratic Party255,45611.8719+6
Socialist Electoral League241,85111.2416+16
Centre Party146,3126.8013+1
Anders Lange's Party107,7845.014New
Centrists–Liberals[lower-alpha 1]97,6394.547–
New People's Party73,8543.431New
Liberal Party49,6682.311–11
Centrists–Liberals–Christians[lower-alpha 2]21,7831.013–
Red Electoral Alliance9,3600.430New
Conservatives–Christians8,6690.400–
Single Person's Party5,1130.240New
Democratic Party2,1250.1000
Women's Free Deputies1,8660.090New
Lapp People's List8490.0400
Other parties60.000–
Total2,152,204100.00155+5
Valid votes2,152,20499.84
Invalid/blank votes3,5300.16
Total votes2,155,734100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,686,67680.24
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution
Constituency Total
seats		 Seats won
Ap H Sp KrF SV ALp V DNF
Akershus 10 3 3 1 1 1 1
Aust-Agder 4 2 1 1
Buskerud 7 3 2 1 1
Finnmark 4 2 1 1
Hedmark 8 4 1 2 1
Hordaland 15 5 3 1 3 1 1 1
Møre og Romsdal 10 3 1 2 2 1 1
Nord-Trøndelag 6 3 2 1
Nordland 12 5 1 2 2 2
Oppland 7 4 1 2
Oslo 15 6 5 1 2 1
Østfold 8 4 1 1 1 1
Rogaland 10 3 2 1 2 1 1
Sogn og Fjordane 5 2 2 1
Sør-Trøndelag 10 4 2 1 1 2
Telemark 6 2 1 1 1 1
Troms 6 2 1 1 1 1
Vest-Agder 5 2 1 1 1
Vestfold 7 3 2 1 1
Total 155 62 29 21 20 16 4 2 1
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes
  1. 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]
  2. The joint list of the Centre Party, Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party won three seats, two taken by the Centre Party and one by the Christian Democratic Party.[2]

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
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