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1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Norway
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1961 Norwegian parliamentary election
previous_year	1961
next_election	1969 Norwegian parliamentary election
next_year	1969
seats_for_election	All 150 seats in the Storting
majority_seats	76
election_date	12 and 13 September 1965
image_size	130x130px
image1	Einar Gerhardsen 1945.jpeg
leader1	Einar Gerhardsen
party1	Norwegian Labour Party
last_election1	46.8%, 74 seats
seats1	68
seat_change1	6
popular_vote1	883,320
percentage1	43.1%
image2	John Lyng by Schrøder (1932).JPG
leader2	John Lyng
party2	Conservative Party (Norway)
last_election2	20.4%, 29 seats
seats2	31
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	438,412
percentage2	21.4%
image3	Gunnar_Garbo.jpg
leader3	Gunnar Garbo
party3	Liberal Party of Norway
last_election3	11.3%, 14 seats
seats3	18
seat_change3	4
popular_vote3	222,547
percentage3	10.9%
image4	Per Borten (1964, Knudsens fotosenter).jpg
leader4	Per Borten
party4	Centre Party (Norway)
last_election4	10.9%, 16 seats
seats4	18
seat_change4	2
popular_vote4	206,415
percentage4	10.1%
leader5	Einar Hareide
party5	Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
last_election5	10.4%, 15 seats
seats5	13
seat_change5	2
popular_vote5	183,131
percentage5	8.9%
leader6	Knut Løfsnes
party6	Socialist People's Party (Norway)
last_election6	2.4%, 2 seats
seats6	2
seat_change6	0
popular_vote6	122,721
percentage6	6.0%
map_image	Stortingsvalget 1965.svg
map_caption	Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Prime Minister after election
before_election	Einar Gerhardsen
before_party	Norwegian Labour Party
after_election	Per Borten
after_party	Centre Party (Norway)
turnout	85.4%

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1965. The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 68 of the 150 seats. However, the four non-socialist parties succeeded in winning a majority between them and forming a government. Per Borten, the leader of the Centre Party, became prime minister.

Contesting parties

Name	Ideology	Position	Leader	1961 result
Ap	Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet	Social democracy	Centre-left	Einar Gerhardsen	46.7%
H	Conservative Party
Høyre	Conservatism	Centre-right	John Lyng	19.2%
KrF	Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti	Christian democracy	Centre to centre-right	Einar Hareide	9.3%
V	Liberal Party
Venstre	Social liberalism	Centre	Gunnar Garbo	7.2%
Sp	Centre Party
Senterpartiet	Agrarianism	Centre	Per Borten	6.8%
NKP	Communist Party of Norway
Norges Kommunistiske Parti	Communism	Far-left	Reidar T. Larsen	2.9%
SF	Socialist People's Party
Sosialistisk Folkeparti	Socialism	Left-wing to Far-left	Knut Løfsnes	2.3%

Campaign

Slogans

Party	English translation
Labour Party (Norway)}}"	Labour Party	"Nye muligheter - Nye mål"
Conservative Party (Norway)}}"	Conservative Party	"På parti med fremtiden"
Liberal Party (Norway)}}"	Liberal Party
Centre Party (Norway)}}"	Farmer's Party
Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}"	Christian Democratic Party
Communist Party of Norway}}"	Communist Party of Norway
Sources:

National daily newspaper endorsements

Newspaper	Party endorsed
Sør-Trøndelag	Liberal Party (Norway)}}

Results

Voter demographics

Cohort	Percentage of cohort voting for	Ap	H	V	Sp	KrF
Total vote	43.1%	21.4%	10.9%	10.1%	8.9%	6.0%
Females	44.1%	22.3%	11%	8.7%	9.5%	3.9%
Males	43.9%	19.1%	9.7%	10.3%	6.5%	8.2%
18–30 years old	39.9%	22.3%	10.1%	10.1%	7.6%	9.2%
30-59 years old	46.2%	19.8%	10.9%	8.9%	6.1%	6.9%
60 years old and older	40.9%	22%	9%	11%	13%	1.7%
low income	43.4%	13.3%	9.2%	15.3%	12.9%	4.2%
Average income	53.8%	12.9%	10.5%	7.3%	5.8%	7.7%
High income	36.3%	34.2%	12.1%	5.1%	4.7%	6.8%
Primary school	59.5%	7.2%	7.6%	8.9%	7.1%	7.2%
High school	38.1%	24.2%	11.9%	11.2%	8.7%	5.3%
University/college	13.1%	53.7%	13.7%	5.1%	8%	5.1%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total
seats	Seats won	Ap	H	V	Sp	KrF	SF	Labour Party (Norway)}};"	Conservative Party (Norway)}};"	Liberal Party (Norway)}};"	Centre Party (Norway)}};"	Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}};"	Socialist People's Party (Norway)}};"	Akershus	7	Aust-Agder	4	Bergen	5	Buskerud	7	Finnmark	4	Hedmark	8	Hordaland	10	Møre og Romsdal	10	Nord-Trøndelag	6	Nordland	12	Oppland	7	Oslo	13	Østfold	8	Rogaland	10	Sogn og Fjordane	5	Sør-Trøndelag	10	Telemark	6	Troms	6	Vest-Agder	5	Vestfold	7	Total	150	68	31	18	18	13	2
3	2	1	1
2	1	1
2	1	1		1
4	2		1
3	1
5	1		2
3	2	2	1	2
3	1	2	2	2
3		1	2
6	2	1	1	1	1
4	1		2
6	5	1			1
4	2		1	1
3	2	2	1	2
1	1	1	1	1
5	2	1	1	1
3	1	1		1
3	1	1	1
2	1	1		1
3	2	1	1
Source: [Norges Offisielle Statistikk](https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a134.pdf)

Notes

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
"Historiske slagord og plakater".
(August 31, 1965). "Fredriksstad Blad, tirsdag 31. august 1965". [[Fredriksstad Blad]].
"Sør-Trøndelag, torsdag 9. september 1965".
Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460
"Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning".

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