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1921 Norwegian parliamentary election

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FieldValue
countryNorway
typeparliamentary
previous_election1918 Norwegian parliamentary election
previous_year1918
next_election1924 Norwegian parliamentary election
next_year1924
seats_for_electionAll 150 seats in the Storting
majority_seats76
election_date24 October 1921
image_size130x130px
image1
leader1Otto Bahr Halvorsen
party1Conservative Party (Norway)
last_election130.39%, 40 seats
seats1**42**
seat_change12
popular_vote1**301,372** (H+FV)
percentage1**33.31%** (H+FV)
image2Gunnar Knudsen 02.jpg
leader2Gunnar Knudsen
party2Liberal Party (Norway)
last_election228.32%. 51 seats
seats237
seat_change214
popular_vote2181,989
percentage220.12%
image3Kyrre Grepp.jpg
leader3Kyrre Grepp
party3Labour Party (Norway)
last_election331.63%, 18 seats
seats329
seat_change311
popular_vote3192,616
percentage321.29%
leader4Kristoffer Høgset
party4Farmers'
last_election44.67%, 3 seats
seats417
seat_change414
popular_vote4118,657
percentage413.12%
image5Bernt Holtsmark.jpg
leader5Bernt Holtsmark
party5Free-minded Liberal Party
last_election510 seats with H
seats515
seat_change55
popular_vote5*Alliance with H*
percentage5—
party6Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway
seats68
seat_change6*New*
popular_vote683,629
percentage69.24%
party7Radical People's Party (Norway)
last_election73.32%, 3 seats
seats72
seat_change71
popular_vote722,970
percentage72.54%
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister after election
before_electionOtto Albert Blehr
before_partyLiberal Party (Norway)
after_electionOtto Albert Blehr
after_partyLiberal Party (Norway)

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 24 October 1921. This was the first election to use proportional representation, which replaced previous two-round system. The result was a victory for the Conservative Party-Free-minded Liberal Party alliance, which won 57 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

Results

Seat distribution

ConstituencyTotal
seatsSeats wonH–FVVApLSDRFConservative Party (Norway)}};"Liberal Party (Norway)}};"Labour Party (Norway)}};"Centre Party (Norway)}};"Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway}};;"Radical People's Party (Norway)}};"Akershus7Aust-Agder4Bergen5Buskerud5Finnmark3Hedmark7Hordaland8Kristiana7Market towns
of Akershus and Østfold4Market towns of Buskerud3Market towns of
Hedmark and Oppland3Market towns of Møre3Market towns of
Nordland, Troms and Finnmark4Market towns of
Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag5Market towns of
Telemark and Aust-Agder5Market towns of
Vest-Agder and Rogaland7Market towns of Vestfold4Møre7Nord-Trøndelag5Nordland8Oppland6Østfold6Rogaland5Sogn og Fjordane5Sør-Trøndelag6Telemark5Troms5Vest-Agder4Vestfold4Total1505737291782
4111
121
311
32
111
2131
2411
52
22
21
21
21
211
32
311
3211
31
52
212
3221
132
2112
131
131
1221
122
1121
121
31
Source: [Norges Offisielle Statistikk](http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_066.pdf)

National daily newspapers

NewspaperParty endorsedNotes
*Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amtstidende (nn)*Conservative Party (Norway)}}" width=5pxConservative Party
Free-minded Liberal Party (Norway)}}" width=5pxFree-minded Liberal Party
Folkets DagbladLabour Party (Norway)}}" width=5pxLabour Party
SunnmørspostenLiberal Party (Norway)}}" width=5pxLiberal Party

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. John G. Grumm (1958) [https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2108721.pdf "Theories of Electoral Systems"], ''Midwest Journal of Political Science'', volume 2, number 4, pp357–376
  3. (24 October 1921). "Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amtstidende". Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amtstidende.
  4. (22 October 1921). "Folkets Dagblad". Folkets Dagblad.
  5. (24 October 1921). "Søndmørsposten". [[Sunnmørsposten]].
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