1945 Norwegian parliamentary election

none Norway parliamentary 1936 Norwegian parliamentary election 1936 1949 Norwegian parliamentary election 1949 All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament76 seats were needed for a majority 8 October 1945 Einar Gerhardsen 1945 (cropped).jpeg 120 120 160 0 0 Einar Gerhardsen Norwegian Labour Party 70 seats, 42.51% 76 6 609,348 41.03% Arthur Nordlie.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Arthur Nordlie Conservative Party (Norway) 36 seats, 21.32% 25 11 252,608 17.01% Worm-Müller L 8672Fo30141708080051 116 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jacob Worm-Müller Liberal Party of Norway 23 seats, 16.00% 20 3 204,852 13.8% Adam Egede-Nissen2.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Adam Egede-Nissen Communist Party of Norway 0 seats, 0.30% 11 11 176,535 11.89% Nils tradal.jpg 160 120 160 0 15 Nils Trædal Farmers' Party (Norway) 18 seats, 11.55% 10 8 119,362 8.04% Nils Lavik Christian Democratic Nils Lavik.png 120 120 160 0 0 2 seat, 1.35% 8 6 117,813 7.93% 1945 Norweigan Parliamentary election maps.svg Results by county Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Einar Gerhardsen Norwegian Labour Party Einar Gerhardsen Norwegian Labour Party 76.4% 7.6% 1.48 pp 4.31 pp 2.21 pp 11.59 pp 3.51 pp 6.58 pp Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 October 1945,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 978-3-8329-5609-7 the first following World War II and the end of the German occupation. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 76 of the 150 seats in the Storting, the first time a party had won a majority since the 1915 elections. Contesting parties List of political parties in Norway Name Ideology Position Leader 1936 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Einar Gerhardsen42.5% 70 150 Labour Party (Norway) H Conservative PartyHøyre Conservatism Centre-rightArthur Nordlie 21.3% 36 150 Conservative Party of Norway V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism CentreJacob Worm-Müller 16.0% 23 150 Liberal Party (Norway) Bp Farmer's PartyBondepartiet Agrarianism Centre Nils Trædal 11.5% 18 150 Centre Party (Norway) KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Nils Lavik 1.3% 2 150 Christian Democratic Party (Norway) Results File:1945 Norwegian Storting.svg Labour Party 609348 76 +6 Conservative Party 252608 25 –11 Liberal Party 204852 20 –3 Communist Party 176535 11 +11 Farmers' Party 119362 10 –8 Christian Democratic Party 117813 8 +6 New Norway 1845 0 –1 Other parties 2809 0 – Wild votes 53 12969 0 1961977 Nohlen & Stöver Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonApHVKBKrFAkershus73211Aust-Agder4211Bergen52111Buskerud5311Finnmark321Hedmark74111Hordaland83122Market townsof Akershus and Østfold4211Market towns of Buskerud321Market towns ofHedmark and Oppland321Market towns of Møre og Romsdal321Market towns ofNordland, Troms and Finnmark4211Market towns ofSør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag5311Market towns ofTelemark and Aust-Agder52111Market towns ofVest-Agder and Rogaland7412Market towns of Vestfold422Møre og Romsdal72212Nord-Trøndelag5311Nordland84211Oppland6312Oslo7421Østfold63111Rogaland52111Sogn og Fjordane5221Sør-Trøndelag63111Telemark5311Troms541Vest-Agder4121Vestfold422Total15076252011108Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk References Category:General elections in Norway Category:1940s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway