1949 Norwegian parliamentary election

none Norway parliamentary 1945 Norwegian parliamentary election 1945 1953 Norwegian parliamentary election 1953 All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament76 seats were needed for a majority 10 October 1949 82.02% Einar Gerhardsen 1945 (cropped).jpeg 120 120 160 0 0 Einar Gerhardsen Norwegian Labour Party 76 seats, 42.5% 85 9 803,471 45.7% Arthur Nordlie.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Arthur Nordlie Conservative Party (Norway) 25 seats, 17.0% 23 2 360,961reference_name_A a areference_name_B b b 20.5%reference_name_A a areference_name_B b b Worm-Müller L 8672Fo30141708080051 116 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jacob Worm-Müller Liberal Party of Norway 20 seats, 13.8% 21 1 290,919reference_name_A a areference_name_C c creference_name_D d d 16.5%reference_name_A a areference_name_C c creference_name_D d d Einar Frogner.PNG 125 120 160 0 0 Einar Frogner Farmers' Party (Norway) 10 seats, 8.0% 12 2 188,997reference_name_A a areference_name_B b breference_name_C c c 10.8%reference_name_A a areference_name_B b breference_name_C c c Nils Lavik.png 120 120 160 0 0 Nils Lavik Christian Democratic 8 seats, 7.9% 9 1 151,402reference_name_D d d 8.1%reference_name_D d d 1949 Norweigan Parliamentary election maps.svg Results by county Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Einar Gerhardsen Labour Party (Norway) Einar Gerhardsen Labour Party (Norway) Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 October 1949.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 85 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Contesting parties List of political parties in Norway Name Ideology Position Leader 1945 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Einar Gerhardsen41.0% 76 150 Labour Party (Norway) H Conservative PartyHøyre Conservatism Centre-rightArthur Nordlie 17.0% 25 150 Conservative Party of Norway V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism CentreJacob Worm-Müller 13.8% 20 150 Liberal Party (Norway) NKP Communist Party of NorwayNorges Kommunistiske Parti Communism Far-leftEmil Løvlien 11.9% 11 150 Communist Party of Norway Bp Farmer's PartyBondepartiet Agrarianism Centre Einar Frogner 8.0% 10 150 Centre Party (Norway) KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Nils Lavik 7.9% 8 150 Christian Democratic Party (Norway) Endorsements Newspaper Party endorsed no Minerva Conservative Party1949 Minerva Minerva https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2021111580002_012 Results File:1949 Norwegian Storting.svg Labour Party 803471 85 +9 Conservative Party 279790 21 –2 Liberal Party 218866 20 +1 Christian Democratic Party 147068 9 +1 Communist Party 102722 0 –11 Farmers' Party 85418 6 +2 Farmers–Conservatives–LiberalsThe joint list of the Farmers' Party, Conservative Party and Liberal Party won four seats, two taken by the Conservative Party and two by the Farmers' Party.Nohlen & Stöver, p1459 45311 4 – Farmers–ConservativesThe joint list of the Farmers' Party and Conservative Party won three seats, all taken by the Farmers' Party. 35860 3 – Farmers–LiberalsThe joint list of the Farmers' Party and Liberal Party won two seats, with both parties taking one each. 22408 2 – Society Party 13088 0 0 Christians–LiberalsThe joint list of the Liberal Party and Christian Democratic Party won no seats. 4334 0 – Wild votes 30 12531 0 2159065 Nohlen & Stöver Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonApHVBKrFAkershus7421Aust-Agder431Bergen5311Buskerud5311Finnmark33Hedmark7511Hordaland83122Market townsof Akershus and Østfold431Market towns of Buskerud321Market towns ofHedmark and Oppland321Market towns of Møre og Romsdal321Market towns ofNordland, Troms and Finnmark4211Market towns ofSør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag532Market towns ofTelemark and Aust-Agder5311Market towns ofVest-Agder and Rogaland7412Market towns of Vestfold422Møre og Romsdal7223Nord-Trøndelag5311Nordland85111Oppland642Oslo743Østfold6321Rogaland52111Sogn og Fjordane5221Sør-Trøndelag63111Telemark5311Troms541Vest-Agder4121Vestfold4211Total150852321129Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk Notes References Category:General elections in Norway Category:1940s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway