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1949 Norwegian parliamentary election

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FieldValue
countryNorway
typeparliamentary
previous_election1945 Norwegian parliamentary election
previous_year1945
next_election1953 Norwegian parliamentary election
next_year1953
seats_for_electionAll 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
76 seats were needed for a majority
election_date10 October 1949
image1[[File:Einar Gerhardsen 1945.jpeg150x150px]]
leader1Einar Gerhardsen
party1Norwegian Labour Party
last_election176 seats, 42.5%
seats1**85**
seat_change19
popular_vote1**803,471**
percentage1**45.7%**
image2[[File:Arthur Nordlie.jpg150x150px]]
leader2Arthur Nordlie
party2Conservative Party (Norway)
last_election225 seats, 17.0%
seats223
seat_change22
popular_vote2360,961
percentage220.5%
image3[[File:Worm-Müller L 8672Fo30141708080051 116 (cropped).jpg150x150px]]
leader3Jacob Worm-Müller
party3Liberal Party of Norway
last_election320 seats, 13.8%
seats321
seat_change31
popular_vote3290,919
percentage316.5%
image4[[File:Einar Frogner.PNG150x150px]]
leader4Einar Frogner
party4Farmers' Party (Norway)
last_election410 seats, 8.0%
seats412
seat_change42
popular_vote4188,997
percentage410.8%
leader5Nils Lavik
party5Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
last_election58 seats, 7.9%
seats59
seat_change51
popular_vote5151,402
percentage58.1%
map_image1949 Norweigan Parliamentary election maps.svg
map_captionResults by county
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister after election
before_electionEinar Gerhardsen
before_partyLabour Party (Norway)
after_electionEinar Gerhardsen
after_partyLabour Party (Norway)

76 seats were needed for a majority

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 October 1949. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 85 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

Endorsements

NewspaperParty endorsed
MinervaConservative Party (Norway)}}" width=5px

Results

Seat distribution

ConstituencyTotal
seatsSeats wonApHVBKrFLabour Party (Norway)}};"Conservative Party (Norway)}};"Liberal Party (Norway)}};"Centre Party (Norway)}};"Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}};"Akershus7Aust-Agder4Bergen5Buskerud5Finnmark3Hedmark7Hordaland8Market towns
of Akershus and Østfold4Market towns of Buskerud3Market towns of
Hedmark and Oppland3Market towns of Møre og Romsdal3Market 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 Vestfold4Møre og Romsdal7Nord-Trøndelag5Nordland8Oppland6Oslo7Østfold6Rogaland5Sogn og Fjordane5Sør-Trøndelag6Telemark5Troms5Vest-Agder4Vestfold4Total150852321129
421
31
311
311
3
511
3122
31
21
21
21
211
32
311
412
22
223
311
5111
42
43
321
2111
221
3111
311
41
121
211
Source: [Norges Offisielle Statistikk](https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_013.pdf)

Notes

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. (1949). "Minerva". Minerva.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1459
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