2005 Norwegian parliamentary election

none December 2019 Norway parliamentary 2001 Norwegian parliamentary election 2001 2009 Norwegian parliamentary election 2009 All 169 seats in the Storting 85 11–12 September 2005 Jens Stoltenberg, Norges stasminister, under Nordisk-Baltiskt statsministermote i Reykjavik 2005.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jens Stoltenberg Norwegian Labour Party 24.29%, 43 seats 61 18 862,757 32.69% 8.40 pp CI_Hagen2326alt_2E_jpg_DF0000062793.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Carl I. Hagen Progress Party (Norway) 14.64%, 26 seats 38 12 582,284 22.06% 7.42 pp Erna Solberg, kommunal- och regionalminister och for dagen tf. samarbetsminister, svarar pa fragor under samarbetsministrarnas fragetimme under Nordiska radets session.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Erna Solberg Conservative Party of Norway 21.21%, 38 seats 23 15 372,008 14.10% 7.11 pp Kristin Halvorsen, finansminister Norge, under sessionen i Kopenhamn 2006.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Kristin Halvorsen Socialist Left Party (Norway) 12.55%, 23 seats 15 8 232,971 8.83% 3.72 pp Norges arbets- och socialminister, Dagfinn Hoybraten.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Dagfinn Høybråten Christian Democratic 12.41%, 22 seats 11 11 178,885 6.78% 5.63 pp Aslaug Haga.png 120 120 160 0 0 Åslaug Haga Centre Party (Norway) 5.56%, 10 seats 11 1 171,063 6.48% 0.92 pp Lars Sponheim 1.jpg 130 120 160 0 0 Lars Sponheim Liberal Party of Norway 3.91%, 2 seats 10 8 156,113 5.92% 2.01 pp Stortingsvalget 2005.svg Largest bloc and seats won by constituency Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Kjell Magne Bondevik Christian Democratic Party (Norway) Jens Stoltenberg Norwegian Labour Party Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 and 12 September 2005.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the opposition centre-left Red-Green Coalition, which received 48.0% of the votes and won 87 out of 169 seats, dominated by the Labour Party's 61 seats. The three-party centre-right government coalition won 44 seats and the right wing Progress Party won 38, becoming the largest opposition party. Voter turnout was 77.1%, an increase of 2 percentage points compared to the 2001 elections. Contesting parties List of political parties in Norway Name Ideology Position Leader 2001 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Jens Stoltenberg 24.2% 43 165 Labour Party (Norway) H Conservative PartyHøyre Liberal conservatism Centre-right Erna Solberg 21.2% 38 165 Conservative Party of Norway (2020) FrP Progress PartyFremskrittspartiet Conservative liberalism Right-wing Carl I. Hagen 14.6% 26 165 Progress Party (Norway) SV Socialist Left PartySosialistisk Venstreparti Democratic socialism Left-wing Kristin Halvorsen 12.5% 23 165 Socialist Left Party (Norway) KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Dagfinn Høybråten 12.4% 22 165 Christian Democratic Party (Norway) Sp Centre PartySenterpartiet Agrarianism Centre Åslaug Haga 5.5% 10 165 Centre Party (Norway) V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism Centre Lars Sponheim 3.9% 2 165 Liberal Party (Norway) Kp Coastal PartyKystpartiet Northern-regionalism Centre to centre-right Roy Waage 1.7% 1 165 Coastal Party Campaign Before the election, Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik led a coalition government consisting of the Conservative Party (38 seats in parliament), Christian People's Party (22 seats and supplied the prime minister) and the Liberals (2 seats), with the conditional support of the right-wing Progress Party. Between them, the three main parties of the coalition held 62 seats in the outgoing 165-seat Storting. The Progress Party held an additional 26, giving the four parties a majority when acting together. Divisions within the coalition led to the temporary withdrawal of support by the Progress Party in November 2004, in response to what they saw as the government's underfunding of hospitals; an agreement was later reached. The government also attracted criticism for its handling of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, in which several Norwegians died, with the prime minister admitting to mistakes in his government's delayed reaction to the disaster. The question of private schools was controversial in 2005, with the opposition Labour Party, Socialist Left Party and Centre Party rejecting the government's plan to allow schools other than those offering an "alternative education", or those founded on religious beliefs, to become private. Amidst a decline in the personal popularity of the prime minister, opinion polls in early 2005 indicated a clear lead for the Labour Party. Its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, was prime minister from March 2000 to October 2001, and enjoyed widespread public support in the run-up to the election. Polling suggests that the Labour, Socialist Left and Centre parties could form a red–green coalition, which would command a majority in the Storting. Labour and Socialist Left have pledged to maintain their allegiance with the Centre party even if the latter were not necessary to obtain a majority. In June the leader of the Progress Party, Carl I. Hagen, said his party would not support a new coalition if Bondevik re-emerges as the prime minister after the election, implicitly pointing at Erna Solberg, leader of the conservative party as a better candidate. A week before the elections, the Socialist Left Party experienced a fall in popularity on recent polls. The Liberals and Conservative Party gained popularity on the polls. As of 11 September 2005, the day before the election, the opinion polls indicated a dead run between the red-green coalition and the right wing. Advance voting was possible from 10 August to 9 September. 452,488 votes were cast in advance, a decrease of approx 52,000 since the 2001 election. Slogans Party Original slogan English translation Labour Party"Nytt flertall - ny solidaritet"«New majority - new solidarity» Progress PartyChristian Democratic Party"Bruk hjertet. Og hodet. Og stemmen"«Use the heart. And the head. And your voice» Conservative PartyFortsatt fremgang«Still progress» Centre PartyMed hjerte for hele landet«With heart for the whole country» Socialist Left PartyUlike mennesker, like muligheter«Different people, same opportunities» Liberal PartyFrihet og fellesskap, løsninger i sentrum«Freedom and unity, solutions at the centre» Red Electoral AllianceDin sikring mot høyrevind«Your security against right-wing» Sources:Historiske slagord og plakater https://www.arbeiderpartiet.no/om/historien-om-arbeiderpartiet/slagord/ 2024-03-19 Arbeiderpartiet nbHarstad Tidende, onsdag 6. juli 2005 https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_harstadtidende_null_null_20050706_119_150_1 Harstad Tidende 3 Debates 2005 Norwegian general election debates Date Organisers black #90FF90  P  Present   black #CCFFCC  I  Invitee black #FFD0D0  N  Non-invitee ApSpHSvKrFFrpVRvKpRefs9 September NRKPJens StoltenbergPÅslaug HagaPErna SolbergPKristin HalvorsenPKjell Magne Bondevik, Dagfinn HøybråtenPCarl I. HagenPLars SponheimPTorstein DahlePRoy Waagehttps://arkiv.nrk.no/programoversikt/avansert/indexcde1.html To timers sluttinnspurt 15 August 2015 10 September TV 2PJens StoltenbergPÅslaug HagaPErna SolbergPKristin HalvorsenPDagfinn HøybråtenPCarl I. HagenPLars SponheimPTorstein DahlePRoy Waagehttps://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/27263/Ferdigxoppgave.pdf Page 119 15 August 2015 Results File:2005 Norwegian Storting.svg Labour Party 862456 61 +18 Progress Party 581896 38 +12 Conservative Party 371948 23 –15 Socialist Left Party 232971 15 –8 Christian Democratic Party 178885 11 –11 Centre Party 171063 11 +1 Liberal Party 156113 10 +8 Red Electoral Alliance 32355 0 0 Coastal Party 21948 0 –1 Pensioners' Party 13556 0 0 Christian Unity Party 3911 0 0 Environment Party The Greens 3652 0 0 Democrats 2705 0 New Abortion Opponents' List 1934 0 New Communist Party 1070 0 0 Reform Party 727 0 New Sámi People's Party 659 0 New Liberal People's Party 213 0 0 Norwegian Republican Alliance 92 0 New Beer Unity Party 65 0 New Society Party 44 0 New 11257 +4 3421741 Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database Voter demographics Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for Ap FrP H Sv KrF Sp V Others Total vote 32.69% 22.06% 14.10% 8.83% 6.78% 6.48% 5.92% Gender Females 35.5% 19.5% 12.1% 11.8% 8.1% 5.2% 5.6% Males 30.2% 24.4% 15.9% 6.1% 5.6% 7.6% 6.3% Age 18–30 years old 26.7% 29.5% 10.9% 15.9% 5.8% 5.4% 2.3% 30-59 years old 32.9% 19.8% 16% 9.1% 5.9% 6.4% 7% 60 years old and older 36% 22.7% 11.4% 3.5% 9.6% 7.4% 5.4% Work low income 37.2% 24% 7% 9.6% 6.6% 7.2% 2.8% Average income 31.1% 24.2% 11.8% 8.4% 8.8% 7.3% 5.7% High income 30.8% 17.2% 24.1% 8.5% 4% 4.5% 9.7% Education Primary school 42.2% 31% 4.7% 3.9% 4.3% 6.9% 1.3% High school 32.5% 27.2% 11.9% 6.2% 8.5% 7.7% 3.2% University/college 29.8% 13.7% 19.5% 13.2% 5.8% 5% 10.2% Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Researchhttps://www.samfunnsforskning.no/valg/partiene/krf.html Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning 16 February 2024 Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonBy partyBy coalitionApFrPHSVKrFSpVBorgerlig H, FrP, KrF, VRed-green aP, Sv, SpAkershus1654411197Aust-Agder421122Buskerud94211136Finnmark5211123Hedmark84111126Hordaland15433121196Møre og Romsdal9221111154Nord-Trøndelag62111124Nordland1042111146Oppland7411125Oslo1763321298Østfold93311154Rogaland13332121185Sogn og Fjordane5211123Sør-Trøndelag1042111146Telemark632133Troms7321134Vest-Agder61211151Vestfold7321134Total169613823151111108287Source: Statistics Norway Winners thumb|250px|Election results by county The red-green coalition was the winner of the election and formed a majority government, with Jens Stoltenberg as prime minister, on 17 October 2005, as soon as a national budget for 2006 had been proposed by the old government. The Labour Party obtained a result that brought it back into the position of "the largest Norwegian party, not just the largest of many middle-sized ones". The Progress Party obtained its best result ever, surpassing the Conservatives by a large margin and becoming almost as large as the parties in the Bondevik government combined. The Liberal Party gained a substantial number of seats in its most successful election since 1965. The large number of additional seats won with only a modest gain in votes came partly as a result of passing the threshold of 4% of the votes required for a party to be allocated leveling seats to bring their representation into proportion to the overall national vote (as opposed to direct regional mandates allocated on the basis of number of votes in the specific region). Venstre got six direct regional mandates and four allocated additional mandates. Losers Non-socialist parties suffered a defeat well beyond its numbers, with almost half of its votes for the Progress party, which had been able to offer only external support to the Bondevik government; the other parties shunned any possible formal inclusion in the government coalition over differing views in several issues. The Socialist Left Party obtained only a disappointing result, after polls that showed the party well beyond 15% at times during the electoral campaign. The Conservative Party lost a large share of votes and are no longer the largest non-Socialist party, surpassed by the Progress Party. The Christian Democratic Party almost halved its votes, and suffered one of the worst defeats ever. The Coastal Party lost its only representative in the parliament. The Red Electoral Alliance did not manage to obtain a seat in the parliament. References Complete, official results from the website of the Norwegian parliament, stortinget.no, in Norwegian. Leftist Coalition Seems to Be the Winner in Norway's Election. New York Times. September 13, 2005. Bondevik bows out. Aftenposten. 13 September 2005. Red-green alliance forges ahead. Aftenposten. 13 September 2005. Labour gains in new poll. Aftenposten. 5 September 2005. Labour stealing partner's votes. Aftenposten. 24 June 2005. Hagen won't back Bondevik. Aftenposten. 20 June 2005. Labour Down, Progress Party Surges in Norway. Angus Reid Consultants. 12 June 2005. Norway — Red–Green Alliance could get majority. Angus Reid Consultants. Retrieved 5 June 2005. Left wing alliance advances despite Labour retreat. Aftenposten. March 30, 2005. Labour soars in latest poll. Aftenposten, August 26, 2005. Further reading Sitter Nick May 2006 Norway's Storting Election of September 2005: Back to the Left? West European Politics 29 3 573–580 10.1080/01402380600620700 11250/2480519 free Category:General elections in Norway Category:2000s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary election Norway