2009 Norwegian parliamentary election

none September 2025 Norway parliamentary 2005 Norwegian parliamentary election 2005 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election 2013 All 169 seats in the Storting 85 13 and 14 September 2009 130x130px Jens Stoltenberg 2009-06-03 (bilde 02).JPG 120 120 160 0 0 Jens Stoltenberg Labour Party (Norway) 32.69%, 61 seats 64 3 949,060 35.37% 2.68 pp Siv Jensen-14.jpg 165 120 160 0 20 Siv Jensen Progress Party (Norway) 22.06%, 38 seats 41 3 614,724 22.91% 0.85 pp Erna Solberg EPP Congress Warsaw.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Erna Solberg Conservative Party (Norway) 14.10%, 23 seats 30 7 462,465 17.23% 3.13 pp Norges finansminister Kristin Halvorsen vid Nordiska Radets session i Helsingfors 2008-10-28 (1).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Kristin Halvorsen Socialist Left Party (Norway) 8.83%, 15 seats 11 4 166,366 6.20% 2.63 pp Liv Signe Navarsete (Senterpartiet).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Liv Signe Navarsete Centre Party (Norway) 6.48%, 11 seats 11 165,014 6.15% 0.33 pp Dagfinn Hoybraten, blivande president for Nordiska radet 2007.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Dagfinn Høybråten Christian Democratic Party (Norway) 6.78%, 11 seats 10 1 148,750 5.54% 1.24 pp Lars Sponheim 1.jpg 125 120 160 0 0 Lars Sponheim Liberal Party (Norway) 5.92%, 10 seats 2 8 104,144 3.88% 2.04 pp Stortingsvalget 2009.svg Largest bloc and seats won by constituency Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Jens Stoltenberg Labour Party (Norway) Jens Stoltenberg Labour Party (Norway) Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 and 14 September 2009.https://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/krd/pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2008/fastsetjing-av-valdagen-2009.html?id=508338 Fastsetjing av valdagen 2009 April 18, 2008 Regjeringen.no November 29, 2009 no Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009,http://www.stortinget.no/om_stortinget/forfatningen/stortingsvalg.html Stortingsvalg April 18, 2008 Stortinget.no November 29, 2009 no dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081021152716/http://www.stortinget.no/om_stortinget/forfatningen/stortingsvalg.html October 21, 2008 mdy-all while some municipalities also held open voting on 13 September. Voters elected 169 members for the Storting,http://www.lovdata.no/all/tl-18140517-000-004.html#54 Kongeriget Norges Grundlov, given i Rigsforsamlingen paa Eidsvold den 17de Mai 1814: §54 May 14, 1814 Lovdata November 29, 2009 no each for a four-year term.http://www.lovdata.no/all/tl-18140517-000-004.html#54 Kongeriget Norges Grundlov, given i Rigsforsamlingen paa Eidsvold den 17de Mai 1814: §57 May 14, 1814 Lovdata November 29, 2009 no Voter turn-out in the 2009 general elections was 76.4%. http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2009/bs5.html Valg 2009 Landsoversikt - Stortingsvalget Regjeringen.no no September 15, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090926023445/http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2009/bs5.html September 26, 2009 mdy-all Candidates were elected on party lists in each of the 19 counties. The political parties nominated candidates for these lists during late 2008 and early 2009. The party lists had to be registered by 31 March 2009.http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/krd/kampanjer/valg/Valgordningen/Den-norske-valgordningen-i-hovedtrekk.html?id=457014#4c Den norske valgordningen i hovedtrekk Regjeringen.no November 29, 2009 no dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090330081054/http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/krd/kampanjer/valg/valgordningen/Den-norske-valgordningen-i-hovedtrekk.html?id=457014 March 30, 2009 Although the opposition received more votes, the governing Red-Green Coalition obtained more seats in parliament. This allowed Jens Stoltenberg to continue as prime minister. Further to the right, both the Conservative Party and Progress Party increased their number of seats in parliament.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8253849.stm Norway's government is re-elected September 15, 2009 BBC News Online November 29, 2009 The centrist Liberal Party failed to cross the electoral threshold of 4%, and were reduced to two representatives in Parliament.https://www.dagbladet.no/2009/09/15/nyheter/valg_2009/valg09/politikk/innenriks/8121218/ Lofstad, Ralf De rødgrønne har sikret seieren September 15, 2009 Dagbladet November 29, 2009 no Electoral system There are 169 seats in the Norwegian Parliament, but voters directly elect only 150 as constituency representatives, while the remaining 19 are "at-large" members—one for each county—and these are apportioned to parties based on the total national vote. For the purposes of parliamentary elections, Norway is divided into 19 constituencies corresponding to the counties, including the municipal authority of Oslo, which is a county of its own. The number of members to be returned from each constituency varies from 3 to 16, according to the population and area of the county. Norway has capped the number of "fixed" seats at 150 and, to determine how to apportion those amongst the 19 counties, it uses a two-tier formula based on population and geographic size. Each inhabitant counts one point, while each square kilometer counts 1.8 points.http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/krd/kampanjer/election_portal/the-norwegian-electoral-system.html?id=456636 The main features of the Norwegian electoral system Dagbladet November 29, 2009 Campaign Labour According to various opinion poll measurements, by late 2008 the Norwegian Labour Party was no longer the largest party in Norway.http://www.rb.no/Innenriks/article3632290.ece Frp ligger 6 prosentpoeng foran Ap Nielsen, Øyvind Werner, Kjell June 26, 2008 Romerikes Blad November 29, 2009 no The Norstat poll for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) showed the Progress Party at 30.6%, while the Labour Party had declined to 26%. By September 2008 Labour had increased to 29.5%, while the Progress Party decreased to 29.2%.https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg/valg_2009/1.6723136 Politiske meningsmålinger NRK December 2008 – August 2009 no November 28, 2009 By early September, an opinion poll by Synovate put the Labour Party at 33.8%, while the Progress Party had continued to decrease to 21.4%. Knudsen, Sjur Øveråsen https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg/valg_2009/1.6771780 Rødgrønt på siste måling NRK September 12, 2009 no November 28, 2009 After announcing their plans to tighten national immigration policy, the Labour Party gained a further 2.5% in an opinion poll done by In Fact for Verdens Gang, while the Progress Party decreased by 1.8%.https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/norsk-politikk/artikkel.php?artid=535289 Asylinnstramning gir Jens opptur Solem, Lars Kristian September 5, 2009 Verdens Gang November 29, 2009 no Two out of three Norwegians claimed that they agreed with the new "tightening" of the immigration policy.http://www.rb.no/Innenriks/article3765666.ece To av tre støtter ny i asylpolitikk September 5, 2008 Romerikes Blad November 29, 2009 no Later, in a controversial statement, Labour Party secretary Raymond Johansen said "Siv Jensen is the biggest threat to the Norwegian oil industry", claiming that the Progress Party's oil drilling policy in Lofoten would be a mistake.https://www.dagbladet.no/2009/08/13/nyheter/valg09/politikk/innenriks/regjeringen/7638198/ Siv Jensen er den største trusselen mot norsk oljenæring Flydal, Eiliv Frich August 13, 2009 Dagbladet November 29, 2009 no Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party Jens Stoltenberg stated that Labour would campaign for a renewed majority for the ruling Red-Green Coalition, consisting of Labour, the Socialist Left and the Centre Party.https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/norsk-politikk/artikkel.php?artid=511797 Verdens Gang Ap-toppene har mistet troen på rødgrønt flertall March 5, 2008 no Kari Hegvik, Gunn Bjarne Johnsen, Alf Johansen, Marianne Ertzaas, Pål Mosveen, Eirik Nielsen, Andreas The consequences were less clear if the ruling coalition were to lose its majority—the coalition was unlikely to remain in power as a minority government. The Norwegian newspaper, Verdens Gang claimed in March 2008 that the Labour Party could form a minority government on its own if the ruling coalition should lose its parliamentary majority. The county mayor of Sør-Trøndelag, Tore O. Sandvik, was quoted as supporting this option. During a debate, however, Stoltenberg said that a non-socialist majority would yield a non-socialist government.http://stavangeravisen.com/art.asp?id=51209 Borgerlig flertall gir borgerlig regjering Bringeland Bjarne September 13, 2009 Stavangeravisen November 29, 2009 no dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716132409/http://stavangeravisen.com/art.asp?id=51209 July 16, 2011 mdy-all The Labour Party gathered 35.4% of the popular vote, which was an increase of 2.7% and resulted in three additional seats in parliament. This led to the continuation of the Red-Green Coalition government. After the election, a number of opposition leadersOctober 2025 believed that the government would collapse because of the Labour Party constantly riding roughshod over their coalition partners.http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3384730.ece Brynsrud, Espen Salvesen, Geir November 21, 2009 Aftenposten Tror Stoltenberg styrer mot krise November 29, 2009 no https://web.archive.org/web/20091124022559/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3384730.ece November 24, 2009 dead mdy-all In an opinion poll in November, two months after the election, all parties continued to decrease, leading some to speculate that the coalition was "slipping".http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3382617.ece November 20, 2009 Rødgrønt flertall glipper Aftenposten November 29, 2009 no https://web.archive.org/web/20091123222905/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3382617.ece November 23, 2009 dead mdy-all Progress The Progress Party's One Hundred Days Plan was officially announced in August, 2009 in Trondheim. It said that the party wanted to increase "freedom of choice in all public services", making businesses "the most competitive in Europe and restoring confidence in Norway". Hegtun, Halvor Tollersrud, Emma http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/partiene/fremskrittspartiet/article3240545.ece Vi mangler ikke penger no Klassekampen August 29, 2009 November 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090901161634/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/partiene/fremskrittspartiet/article3240545.ece September 1, 2009 dead mdy-all Per Sandberg, deputy leader of the Progress Party's Sør-Trøndelag chapter, blamed the One Hundred Days Plan and said; "The debate on our 100-day program laid out disappointingly fast. We can only lash ourselves to the all-time run". http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3248463.ece Kjempesmell for Frp på ny måling no Aftenposten September 9, 2009 November 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090906063044/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3248463.ece September 6, 2009 dead mdy-all Progress Party leader Siv Jensen stated that her party would not support a coalition government in which it did not participate, thus apparently ruling out a minority coalition of the Conservatives, the Liberals and the Christian Democrats, like the government of Kjell Magne Bondevik which was in office from 2001 to 2005. She also stated that the Progress Party would have been prepared to form a minority government alone if the party won more seats in parliament than the other three non-socialist parties. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article2168183.ece Frp beredt til å regjere alene Aftenposten December 27, 2007 no November 28, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081108230226/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article2168183.ece November 8, 2008 mdy-all In the months before the election, the party had, as in the 2001 election, received high poll results that steadily declined throughout the last weeks. In certain individual polls in late 2008, the party averaged around 30%, which at that point made it the most popular party in Norway, Marsdal, Magnus Frp kan slåss no Klassekampen September 9, 2009 Hence the actual election result was relatively disappointing. During the election campaign in the four weeks before the election, the party dropped 3.5% in the poll. Most of these losses went to the Conservative Party, which had run a successful campaign. The Progress Party increased its share of the vote by 0.9%, a slight gain from the previous election and the best election result in the party's history. Conservative In the previous election, the Conservatives had their worst result since the Second World War, only obtaining 14.1% of the vote. 11 Stortingsvalget Kommentar Hva nå, Høyre? Harald, Stanghelle September 14, 2005 Aftenposten Norwegian According to various opinion polls, most notably by Norstat, they had several weak showings from May to July 2009, in what Verdens Gang described as the "summer nightmare". After this, In Fact, an opinion poll service, announced that the Conservatives had scored 15% in their poll. https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg-2009/artikkel.php?artid=556448 Opptur for Høyre-Erna Hegvik, Gunn Kari Bouhlou, Nadina August 6, 2009 Verdens Gang no September 28, 2009 In January, Conservative Party deputy leader Per-Kristian Foss said that the party would not sit in a government without Erna Solberg as prime minister and claimed that both the Christian Democrats and the Liberals agreed with this policy. On hearing of this, Christian Democrat Party leader Dagfinn Høybråten, said that it would be natural to clarify this when the voters had had their say, but "the negotiations don't start now". https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.6438856 Høyre: – Erna eller ingen January 19, 2009 NRK no September 28, 2009 After seeing the Progress Party's One Hundred Day Plan, Erna Solberg said "So I conclude that the 100-day revolution is canceled", with the two centre parties distancing themselves more from the Progress Party. 6 Revolusjonen er avlyst Ringheim, Gunnar August 30, 2009 Aftenposten no http://prprat.no/2013/12/02/revolusjonen-er-avlyst/ March 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140328203336/http://prprat.no/2013/12/02/revolusjonen-er-avlyst/ March 28, 2014 dead mdy-all Both the Christian Democrats and the Liberals openly supported a three-party coalition with Solberg as Prime Minister. A new Christian Democrat–Liberal–Conservative government would have avoided the need for support from the Progress Party, by leaving the draft budget from the Red-Green Coalition unchanged. This budget would then pass with support from the Red-Greens and the new non-socialist government. Further issues could then be postponed until 2010 and be handled individually. The Progress Party had promised to vote for measures with which they agree, and the Red-Green parties were expected to do the same.http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3260346.ece Slik kan de tre klare seg uten Frp Magnus Gunnar Salvesen, Geir September 10, 2009 Aftenposten no September 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090913142438/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3260346.ece September 13, 2009 dead mdy-all By the start of September, the Progress Party had lost 4.9% of its public support, and someOctober 2025 believed that this was due to their One Hundred Day Plan. Meanwhile, the Conservative party gained 3.7%, a number of whom were former Progress Party supporters. 10 Høyre tar fra Frp Werner, Kjell September 3, 2009 Romerikes Blad Norwegian The Conservative Party obtained 17.2% of the vote (462,465 votes), an increase of 3.1%, earning 30 seats in parliament, 7 more than the previous election. After a "disastrous" election by the Liberal Party, its leader Lars Sponheim blamed Solberg for the bad results, accusing her of "tearing the party apart". Solberg responded with "He can't honestly believe that having political differences is to tear apart the Liberal Party". 4 Ber Sponheim slutte å SUTRE Nielsen, Andreas September 20, 2009 Verdens Gang Norwegian Socialist Left Facing a steady decrease in support since they joined the Red-Green Coalition, the Socialist Left Party faced the prospect of one of their worst elections since the 1980s. In the 2007 local elections, their result was halved from that of the previous local elections held in 2003.Elster, Kristian Helljesen, Vilde https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg/val_2007/1.3434157 SVs oppslutning halvert no NRK September 10, 2009 November 26, 2009 By May 2009, the Socialist Left was the only party in the Red-Green Coalition whose public support increased—they averaged about 11.1% in an opinion poll. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3099089.ece SV kraftig frem på ny måling no Aftenposten May 30, 2009 November 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602105122/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3099089.ece June 2, 2009 dead mdy-all Following a severe downturn, the party improved by late August, averaging around 10% in various opinion polls. At the same time, support for the two other members of the Red-Green Coalition decreased. According to the national newspaper Dagbladet, Socialist Left's rise in popularity was due to the stands they took on environmental issues, the most important of which was oil drilling in Lofoten. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3240341.ece SV i siget på ny meningsmåling no Aftenposten August 30, 2009 November 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090901170003/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3240341.ece September 1, 2009 dead mdy-all During the campaign, Socialist Left Party leader Kristin Halvorsen was the target of much criticism because, during the 2005 parliamentary election, she said "I will remove poverty with a stroke of a pen". Instead, poverty had increased nationwide during the coalition's four years in government. Jens Stoltenberg said "Kristin has been a driving force to combat poverty, especially among children. But we are not satisfied, and should do more". Kristians Kvaale, Vegard https://www.dagbladet.no/2009/08/19/nyheter/politikk/valg09/sv/ap/7727529/ Vil ha asylmottak i Afrika no Dagbladet August 19, 2009 November 26, 2009 On 12 September the party suffered another decrease in public support, averaging 7% according to various polls. On the same day, two days before election day, party leader Halvorsen started the "24 hours – 24 measures" campaign to build up public support before the election. The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten said in one of its articles that Socialist Left was involved in an "election massacre", saying there was little hope of increasing public support in the last two days. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3264806.ece SV redd mandater ryker no Aftenposten September 12, 2009 November 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090923015706/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3264806.ece September 23, 2009 dead mdy-all On election night, the party lost four seats and were left with eleven, but a three-seat gain by the Labor Party secured the Red-Green coalition a majority in Parliament. The shift of power within the coalition resulted in Socialist Left losing one cabinet minister, leaving them with four, the same as the Centre Party. They ceded the influential Department of Finance to the Labour Party in order to keep control of the Department for Education and Research.http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3325486.ece Halvorsen går av som finansminister Halvorsen Kemp Ida Hegtun, Halvor October 18, 2009 Aftenposten no November 26, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091020072143/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3325486.ece October 20, 2009 mdy Centre During the election, the Centre Party faced losing its core voters, the farmers, because Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen wanted to introduce higher taxes on farming, which the farming community said would lead to high unemployment. Socialist Left MP Heikki Holmås said there was no proof of high taxation leading to more unemployment.https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.6724364 Kjernevelgere mot Senterpartiet NRK August 9, 2009 no September 28, 2009 In a later statement, Transport Minister Liv Signe Navarsete admitted that she had not "been able to reduce the income gap between farmers and other income groups", saying it would be an issue she would discuss with the Labour and Socialist Left parties. 4 Martiniussen, Erik Bøndene har fått for lite Aftenposten August 7, 2009 Norwegian When the results were announced, the party received a 6.2% share (165,014 votes), a decline from 6.5%. This entitled them to as many Cabinet members as the Socialist Left, whose share of the vote had fallen from 8.8% to 6.2%. http://www.adressa.no/meninger/article1384346.ece Wahl-Olsen, Siri Den store foryngelsen Adresseavisen September 16, 2009 no September 28, 2009 October 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016052451/http://www.adressa.no/meninger/article1384346.ece dead Christian Democratic According to election analysts, the Christian Democratic Party was able to win more votes because of its strong opposition to the Marriage Act of 2008, which gave gay people the right to marry. They believed that same-sex marriage would damage children's upbringing, and party leader Dagfinn Høybråten claimed that marriage is primarily for a man and a woman.http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/politikk/valg09/-hoybraten-tjener-pa-homomotstand-2884710.html Høybråten tjener på homo-motstand TV2 September 1, 2009 no September 28, 2009 December 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191211082719/http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/politikk/valg09/-hoybraten-tjener-pa-homomotstand-2884710.html dead During theJuly 2011 national convention, Høybråten made a speech attacking the Red-Green Coalition. His most important message was an attack on the market economy and consumer thinking in Norway.http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/article1521607.ece Omsvermet verdiparti Aftenposten August 12, 2009 no September 28, 2009 In a later statement, Høybråten said "I challenge those on the Right who have conservative values, those who are not so concerned about dollars, cents and calculators". He later admitted it would be hard to work with the Conservatives if they won the election.https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.6459012 KrF-leder Dagfinn Høybråten vil ha mer statlig styring av markedskreftene og varsler kamp mot Høyres skattelettepolitikk. February 2009 NRK no September 28, 2009 A major problem facing the party was that it lost right-leaning Christian voters to the Progress Party. A number of these voters believed that the party would not be able to defend "Christian traditions" in Norway, because of its strong opposition to a government run by the Progress party. Another problem facing the party was that it was unable to refresh its image among voters.https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/valg_2009_more_og_romsdal/1.6756235 KrF i skyggenes dal NRK September 2, 2009 no September 28, 2009 Høybråten stated that his party would not be part of a coalition with the Progress Party, but had not ruled out supporting such a government.Ertzeid, Heidi http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article2295382.ece Høybråten holder døren til Ap på gløtt Aftenposten March 5, 2008 no September 28, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081106174729/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article2295382.ece November 6, 2008 mdy-all The Christian Democrats' preference for a coalition was with the Liberals and the Conservatives. Magnus, Gunnar http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3252357.ece Høyre-velgerne svikter Frp Aftenposten September 5, 2009 no September 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090908103926/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3252357.ece September 8, 2009 dead mdy-all In total, the Christian Democrats were able to gather 5.5% of the vote, a decrease from the 6.7% achieved in the 2005 election. After the announcement of their results, Deputy Leader Inger Lise Hansen sparked unrest within the party. She felt that it had become too "narrow" and wanted it to return to the "generous and popular image" it enjoyed during the 1990s. Another faction within the party wanted Høybråten to resign as party leader.Magnus, Gunnar http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3294160.ece Uro i KrF etter valgnederlaget Aftenposten September 29, 2009 no September 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091001183825/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3294160.ece October 1, 2009 dead mdy-all Liberal The leader of the Liberal Party, Lars Sponheim, stated in September 2007 that his party would neither be a part of nor support a coalition that included the Progress Party, and that the Liberal Party preferred Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg over Progress Party leader Siv Jensen. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article2023169.ece Sponheim vil heller ha Jens enn Siv Aftenposten October 1, 2007 no November 27, 2009 By late August, 2009 figures produced by Response suggested that only 2% within the Liberal Party wanted to collaborate with the Progress Party. Magnus, Gunnar 3 Høyre-velgere vil regjere med Frp Aftenposten August 1, 2008 Norwegian Sponheim later distanced himself and his party from the Conservative Party because the Conservatives wanted to improve relations with the Progress Party, leading Sponheim to comment "A vote for the Conservatives is a vote for the Progress Party". He said that the Liberal Party was the only solid choice on the right that didn't want to be involved in a government with the Progress Party.Hegvik, Gunn Kari Johanson, Alf Bjarne 20 En stemme på Høyre, er en stemme på Frp Verdens Gang August 1, 2008 Norwegian During a national broadcast debate on TV2, Sponheim said that, if the Progress Party won the minority government position, he would propose a motion of no confidence in the new cabinet.Sponheim: - Frp mer ekstremt under Siv Jensen August 25, 2009 Kommunal Rapport Norwegian If that did not work, the Liberal Party would support a minority government led by Stoltenberg and the Labour Party. Kvan, Frode Ordkrig etter Venstre-oppslag August 22, 2009 Norwegian News Agency no http://www.ba.no/nyheter/irix/article4533112.ece March 18, 2014 The Norwegian media criticised Sponheim for being vague and unclear when it came to the Progress Party, and the Red-Green Coalition were unsure of what side he was actually on. Sjøli, Hans Petter Sponheim uklar om Frp August 25, 2009 4 Klassekampen Norwegian In early September, election researcher Frank Aarebot predicted a catastrophic election for the Liberal Party. The main reason for his prediction was Sponheim's policy of merging small municipalities into larger and more efficient ones. Centre Party leader Liv Signe Navarsete called this proposal undemocratic and said that forced mergers would only make matters worse. Gjerde, Robert Valgforsker spår velgertap for Sponheim September 1, 2009 12 Aftenposten Norwegian On the evening of 14 September 2009, Lars Sponheim announced that he would step down as party leader, as a consequence of the results his party achieved. Barstad, Stine Claussen, Mona W. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3268805.ece Sponheim: - Jeg trekker meg September 15, 2009 Aftenposten no November 27, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090922214725/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3268805.ece September 22, 2009 mdy-all The Liberal Party finished below the 4% threshold for leveling seats, leaving the party with only two seats in parliament, whereas they had ten seats before the election. Hetland, Tom Overlever Venstre til 2014? September 18, 2009 Stavanger Aftenblad Norwegian Sponheim, who lost his own seat in Hordaland, later blamed the Conservative Party for the bad results that hit the Liberal Party and centre politics in Norway. Strand, Arne http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article440848.ece?showLast=true&status=showall Sutring i sentrum September 20, 2009 Dagsavisen no November 27, 2009 July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Later still he revealed that he and Stoltenberg were planning to include the Liberal Party in the ruling coalition. Liberal Deputy Leader Ola Elvestuen was negative towards the idea, saying that the only option for a coalition was with the Christian Democrats and the Conservatives. Tjernsehaugen, Karen R. http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article440581.ece?pageNum=3&status=showall Venstre biter ikke på kroken September 18, 2009 Dagsavisen no November 27, 2009 July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Red The Red Party was established by a merger of the Red Electoral Alliance and the Workers' Communist Party in 2007. Torstein Dahle, the leader of the Red Electoral Alliance, was elected party leader.Mo, Helene Rødt har ordførervyer http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article269923.ece Dagsavisen 12 March 2007 no November 27, 2009 July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes In the 2007 county election, Red received 1.9% of the vote, increasing its share by 1.6%.Valresultat 2007 http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg/val_2007/resultat/?type=parti&id=rv#valresultat NRK no November 27, 2009 In an opinion poll conducted by TNS Gallup for TV2 in late August 2009, the party received 2.7% of the popular vote, an increase of 0.7%. Such a result in the election would mean that the party would have two parliamentary representatives, one from Oslo and one from Hordaland.Rødt på vippen på ny meningsmåling http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3224628.ece Aftenposten 20 August 2009 no November 27, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090822172057/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3224628.ece August 22, 2009 mdy-all In total, 12 opinion polls claimed that Red would win two seats in parliament. On seeing these poll results, Dahle said he would support the Red-Green Coalition, acknowledging that he couldn't topple the closest thing to socialism to the right of Red. On 11 September, three days before election day, Jens Stoltenberg told the media that he didn't want the Red-Green Coalition to become dependent on Red in Parliament.Torsdotter Hauge, Mari SV-Kristin: - Kjedelig valgkamp! http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3264331.ece Aftenposten 11 September 2009 no November 27, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090915185221/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3264331.ece September 15, 2009 mdy-all Earlier, Ola Borten Moe from the Centre Party told Klassekampen that neither he nor his party would collaborate or affiliate themselves with Red. Byrkjeflot, Arne Borten Moes Senterparti Klassekampen 17 1 September 2009 Norwegian Red was accused of electoral fraud in late September, after a member had replaced Conservative Party tickets with Red tickets in the voting booths at Bønes Skole in Bergen. Trond R. Hole, a Conservative Party official, said he was "shocked", but assumed it was an individual and not the party that had committed the fraud. Dahle told the media that he, and the party, were strongly opposed to such a heinous crime. Later, the Conservative Party accused Red of another election fraud, this time in Oslo, but this time they had no proof to back up their claims.Byttet ut Høyre-sedler med Rødt-sedler http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3267604.ece Aftenposten 14 September 2009 no November 27, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090922214709/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3267604.ece September 22, 2009 mdy-all On election day, an opinion poll conducted by Dagens Næringsliv predicted 1.9% of the vote for Red.Ny måling tyder på rødgrønt flertall http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3267072.ece Aftenposten September 14, 2009 no November 27, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090922214659/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3267072.ece September 22, 2009 mdy-all It actually obtained 1.3% (36,219 votes), making it the largest party outside Parliament.http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2009/bs5.html Valg 2009 Landsoversikt - Stortingsvalget Regjeringen.no no September 27, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090926023445/http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2009/bs5.html September 26, 2009 mdy-all 12,000 of those votes came from Oslo. In the municipality of Hordaland, Red garnered 2.5% of the vote, a decrease of 0.9% from the 2005 election. Red increased its voter share in Troms, in Nordland and in Telemark. Dahle acknowledged to the media that neither he nor his party were pleased by the results. He remained optimistic, however, calling the results a "good starting point". Hans, Petter Sjøli Nytt Rødt-nederlag, men nære på i Oslo Klassekampen 2 16 September 2009 Norwegian Slogans Party Original slogan English translation Labour Party«Alle skal med»«Everyone must join» Progress Party«Frp fornyer Norge»«FrPProgress Party renews Norway» Conservative Party«Trygghet og optimisme»«Safety and optimism» Socialist Left Party«Ulike mennesker. Like muligheter»«Different people. Same opportunities»Christian Democratic Party«Livskvalitet i hverdagen»«Life quality in the daily life» Centre Party«Med hjerte for hele landet»«With heart for the whole country» Liberal Party«Vi vil prioritere miljø, kunnskap og velferd»«We will prioritize the environment, knowledge and welfare» Red Electoral Alliance«Vi skal farge Norge rødt»«We shall colour Norway red» Sources:Historiske slagord og plakater https://www.arbeiderpartiet.no/om/historien-om-arbeiderpartiet/slagord/ 2024-03-19 Arbeiderpartiet nbSeptember 10, 2009 Karmsund, torsdag 10. september 2009 https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_karmsund_null_null_20090910_20_30_1 Karmsund 18–19Aune Oddvin 2009-08-21 De beste og verste slagordene https://www.nrk.no/norge/de-beste-og-verste-slagordene-1.6737895 2024-03-24 NRK nb-NOnote lower-alpha Opinion polls Opinion polling for the 2009 Norwegian parliamentary election By early 2008, the Norwegian media were already speculating about possible outcomes of the election, and politicians were making statements about their preferred coalition partners. No single party has had a majority in the Norwegian parliament since 1961, and the largest party in the previous election won only 61 of the 169 seats.http://www.dn.no/forsiden/kommentarer/article595146.ece SM-erklæringen Alstadheim, Kjetil B. September 15, 2005 Dagens Næringsliv November 29, 2009 no The overwhelming likelihood was therefore that the election would lead to the formation of a majority or minority coalition government; the Norwegian Labour Party was the only one likely to be able to form a single-party minority government.https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/norsk-politikk/artikkel.php?artid=512097 Knuser Jens' regjeringsplaner Hegvik, Gunn Kari Nielsen, Andreas September 15, 2005 Verdens Gang November 29, 2009 no Liberal Party leader Lars Sponheim said during a televised debate in early 2008 that the ruling Red-Green coalition government would face the same problems as Kjell Magne Bondevik's second coalition government. He added that the Red-Green coalition was losing its "faith in the continued majority. It does something to you and your desire for power". In an opinion poll in December 2008, 55% of the Norwegian people had most faith in the Red-Green Coalition government to lead Norway out of the financial crisis.https://www.dagbladet.no/2008/12/27/nyheter/finanskrise/innenriks/jens_stoltenberg/regjeringen/4165716/ Se, vi ligger så mye foran December 12, 2009 Dagbladet November 29, 2009 no Exit polls Three exit polls, from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), TV2 and Verdens Gang, were released at 9 pm Norwegian time on the night of the election. Both NRK and TV2 predicted a slim majority for the ruling Red-Green Coalition over the opposition parties, while Verdens Gang showed a dead heat between the blocks, both having 84 seats in Parliament.http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3259761.ece Knepent rødgrønt flertall i valgdagsmålingene Barstad Stine September 14, 2009 Aftenposten no November 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090922221134/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3259761.ece September 22, 2009 dead mdy-all Verdens Gangs poll showed the revolutionary socialist Red Party earning two parliamentary representatives, having already promised its support to the Red-Green Coalition before the election.Vikås, Marianne Hammerstad, Kathrine Kippernes Geir Arne Fossmark, Håkon https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg-2009/artikkel.php?artid=594523 VG Netts valgdagsmåling: Dødt løp mellom rødt og blått Verdens Gang September 14, 2009 November 29, 2009 no Due to a manual error, the exit poll used by NRK significantly overestimated the support for the Socialist Left Party. https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg-2009/artikkel.php?artid=594920 Tastefeil ga feil resultat på valgdagsmålinger Verdens Gang September 17, 2009 November 29, 2009 no Results 200px Labour votes by county 200px Progress Party votes by county 200px Conservative votes by county 200px Socialist Left votes by county 200px Centre Party votes by county 200px Christian Democratic votes by county 200px Liberal votes by county 200px Red Party votes by county 200px Labour seats by county 200px Progress Party seats by county 200px Conservative seats by county 200px Socialist Left seats by county 200px Christian Democratic seats by county 200px Liberal seats by county As in the 2005 elections, the Red-Green Coalition won the election with fewer votes (this time 47.9%) than the opposition parties (49.5%). Peter N. Myhre of the Progress Party complained that this meant eight years with a government that had not truly won an election, and called for an overhaul of an electoral system that, he claimed, disproportionately favours the Norwegian periphery. Hanne Marthe Narud, a political scientist at the University of Oslo, identified the result as a consequence of deliberate political planning, and in particular of a 2001 compromise in the Storting that balanced proportionality against an intent to over-represent rural areas. She explained to Dagbladet that this trend could be dated as far back as 1917, when it was argued that Oslo's status as the national capital inherently gave it greater influence, so that it should have less representation in parliament compared with rural areas. Glomnes, Lars Molteberg De rødgrønne tok en "Bush" Dagbladet September 15, 2009 no http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/09/15/nyheter/valg_2009/valg09/politikk/innenriks/8134950/ March 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140319020112/http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/09/15/nyheter/valg_2009/valg09/politikk/innenriks/8134950/ March 19, 2014 dead mdy-all Electoral researcher Bernt Aardal stated that he had calculated the results of the election without the rural skewness. His results showed that the Labour Party and Progress Party would both lose a representative, while Red and the Liberal Party would each gain one, still giving a majority to the Red-Green Coalition. Rødgrønt flertall uansett valgordning Aftenposten September 28, 2009 no http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3276277.ece#.UyiT3fldVgs March 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318212348/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article3276277.ece#.UyiT3fldVgs March 18, 2014 dead mdy-all Voter turnout was 76%. File:2009 Norwegian Storting.svg Labour Party 949049 64 +3 Progress Party 614717 41 +3 Conservative Party 462458 30 +7 Socialist Left Party 166361 11 −4 Centre Party 165006 11 0 Christian Democratic Party 148748 10 −1 Liberal Party 104144 2 −8 Red Party 36219 0 0 Pensioners' Party 11900 0 0 Green Party 9286 0 0 Coastal Party 5341 0 0 Christian Unity Party 4936 0 0 Democrats 2285 0 0 Communist Party 697 0 0 Liberal People's Party 350 0 0 Contemporary Party no Samtidspartiet 264 0 New Center Alliance no Sentrumsalliansen 241 0 New Norwegian Patriots 183 0 New black Vigrid 179 0 New Abortion Opponents' List 178 0 0 Society Party 140 0 0 One (Written) Language no Ett (skrift)språk 103 0 New Non-Partisan Deputies 64 0 New Norwegian Republican Alliance no Norsk Republikansk Allianse 54 0 0 0 13732 3530785 Statistics Norway Voter demographics Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for Ap FrP H Sv Sp KrF V Others Total vote 35.37% 22.91% 17.23% 6.20% 6.15% 5.54% 3.88% Gender Females 39.4% 16.5% 16.8% 8.2% 5.1% 6.3% 4.7% Males 31.8% 28.7% 17.6% 4.4% 7% 4.8% 3.3% Age 18–30 years old 31.1% 21.7% 13.2% 7.5% 6.6% 8.5% 3.8% 30-59 years old 36.4% 21.2% 19% 7.3% 6.1% 4.4% 3.9% 60 years old and older 35.6% 26.9% 15.6% 3.5% 6.2% 6.2% 3.7% Work low income 39% 26.2% 7.9% 6.6% 4.5% 8.6% 4.1% Average income 34.1% 24.3% 14.9% 8% 7.7% 4.8% 2.7% High income 35.2% 20% 23% 5.6% 5.2% 4.9% 4.9% Education Primary school 43.9% 34.1% 5.4% 2.4% 4.4% 3.9% 1.5% High school 34.4% 30.5% 14.7% 4.1% 6.7% 4.8% 3% University/college 33.4% 11.4% 23.8% 9.4% 6.2% 6.8% 5.7% Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Researchhttps://www.samfunnsforskning.no/valg/partiene/krf.html Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning 16 February 2024 Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonBy partyBy coalitionApFrPHSVSpKrFVBorgerlig H, FrP, KrF, VRed-green aP, Sv, SpAkershus16544111106Aust-Agder4111131Buskerud9422145Finnmark531123Hedmark84111126Hordaland1554311187Møre og Romsdal93311154Nord-Trøndelag6311124Nordland104311146Oppland73111125Oslo1763421198Østfold9431154Rogaland1334311185Sogn og Fjordane5211123Sør-Trøndelag1042111146Telemark6311133Troms7321134Vest-Agder61211142Vestfold7321134Total16964413011111028386Source: Storting See also 2009 Norwegian Sami parliamentary election References External links Partibarometer January, 2004-present NSD: European Election Database - Norway https://web.archive.org/web/20120122032105/http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/norway/ January 22, 2012 publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1993–2009 Category:General elections in Norway Category:2000s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary election Norway