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1997 Norwegian parliamentary election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Norway |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1993 Norwegian parliamentary election |
| previous_year | 1993 |
| next_election | 2001 Norwegian parliamentary election |
| next_year | 2001 |
| seats_for_election | All 165 seats in the Storting |
| majority_seats | 83 |
| election_date | 15 September 1997 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Thorbjørn Jagland (30366602783) (cropped).jpg |
| party1 | Labour Party (Norway) |
| last_election1 | 36.91%, 67 seats |
| seats1 | **65** |
| seat_change1 | 2 |
| popular_vote1 | **904,362** |
| percentage1 | **35.00%** |
| swing1 | 1.91 pp |
| image2 | Carl i Hagen043 2E jpg DF0000062790.jpg |
| party2 | Progress Party (Norway) |
| last_election2 | 6.28%, 10 seats |
| seats2 | 25 |
| seat_change2 | 15 |
| popular_vote2 | 395,376 |
| percentage2 | 15.30% |
| swing2 | 9.02 pp |
| image3 | Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norges statsminister, under presskonferens vid Nordiska radets session i Stockholm.jpg |
| party3 | Christian Democratic Party (Norway) |
| last_election3 | 7.88%, 13 seats |
| seats3 | 25 |
| seat_change3 | 12 |
| popular_vote3 | 353,082 |
| percentage3 | 13.66% |
| swing3 | 5.78 pp |
| image4 | J Petersen.jpg |
| leader4 | Jan Petersen |
| party4 | Conservative Party (Norway) |
| last_election4 | 17.04%, 28 seats |
| seats4 | 23 |
| seat_change4 | 5 |
| popular_vote4 | 370,441 |
| percentage4 | 14.34% |
| swing4 | 2.69 pp |
| image5 | Anne Enger crop splm13.jpg |
| leader5 | Anne Enger Lahnstein |
| party5 | Centre Party (Norway) |
| last_election5 | 16.74%, 32 seats |
| seats5 | 11 |
| seat_change5 | 21 |
| popular_vote5 | 204,824 |
| percentage5 | 7.93% |
| swing5 | 8.81 pp |
| image6 | Kristin_Halvorsen_Sentralbanksjefens_årstale_2018_(191746).jpg |
| leader6 | Kristin Halvorsen |
| party6 | Socialist Left Party (Norway) |
| last_election6 | 7.91%, 13 seats |
| seats6 | 9 |
| seat_change6 | 4 |
| popular_vote6 | 155,307 |
| percentage6 | 6.01% |
| swing6 | 1.90 pp |
| image7 | Lars Sponheim 1.jpg |
| leader7 | Lars Sponheim |
| party7 | Liberal Party (Norway) |
| last_election7 | 3.61%, 1 seat |
| seats7 | 6 |
| seat_change7 | 5 |
| popular_vote7 | 115,077 |
| percentage7 | 4.45% |
| swing7 | 0.84 pp |
| leader8 | Steinar Bastesen |
| party8 | Non-Partisan Deputies |
| last_election8 | 0.03%, 0 seats |
| seats8 | 1 |
| seat_change8 | 1 |
| popular_vote8 | 9,135 |
| percentage8 | 0.36% |
| swing8 | 0.33 pp |
| map_image | Stortingsvalget 1997.svg |
| map_caption | Largest bloc and seats won by constituency |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister after election |
| before_election | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| before_party | Labour Party (Norway) |
| after_election | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| after_party | Christian Democratic Party (Norway) |
| candidate3 | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| candidate1 | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| candidate2 | Carl I. Hagen |
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 14 and 15 September 1997. Prior to the election Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland of the Labour Party had issued the 36.9 ultimatum declaring that the government would step down unless it gained 36.9% of the vote, the percentage gained by the Labour Party in 1993 under Gro Harlem Brundtland. Whilst Labour won a plurality of seats, they were unable to reach Jagland's 36.9% threshold, gaining 35% of the vote.
As a result of this, the Labour government stepped down, being replaced by a centrist coalition of the Christian People's Party, Liberal Party and the Centre Party, with Kjell Magne Bondevik being appointed Prime Minister, and confidence and supply support from the Conservative Party and the right-wing Progress Party.
Contesting parties
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | 1993 result | Votes (%) | Seats | Labour Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" | Conservative Party of Norway (2020)}}; width:2px;" | Centre Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" | Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" | Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" | Progress Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" | Liberal Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" | Red Electoral Alliance}}; width:2px;" | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Ap** | Labour Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arbeiderpartiet | Social democracy | Centre-left | Thorbjørn Jagland | 36.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
| **H** | Conservative Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Høyre | Liberal conservatism | Centre-right | Jan Petersen | 17.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| **Sp** | Centre Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senterpartiet | Agrarianism | Centre | Anne Enger Lahnstein | 16.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
| **SV** | Socialist Left Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sosialistisk Venstreparti | Democratic socialism | Left-wing | Kristin Halvorsen | 7.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
| **KrF** | Christian Democratic Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kristelig Folkeparti | Christian democracy | Centre to centre-right | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 7.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
| **FrP** | Progress Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fremskrittspartiet | Conservative liberalism | Right-wing | Carl I. Hagen | 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
| **V** | Liberal Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Venstre | Social liberalism | Centre | Lars Sponheim | 3.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
| **R** | Red Electoral Alliance | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rød Valgallianse | Communism | Far-left | Aslak Sira Myhre | 1.0% |
Campaign
Slogans
| Party | Original slogan | English translation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Norway)}}" | Labour Party | «Eldre og helse først!» | |
| Centre Party (Norway)}}" | Centre Party | «Ja til samholds-Norge, nei til forskjellsNorge» | |
| Conservative Party (Norway)}}" | Conservative Party | «Jan Petersen best som sjef/Høyre best for Norge.» | |
| Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}" | Socialist Left Party | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}" | Christian Democratic Party | «Et varmere samfunn med kristne verdier» | |
| Progress Party (Norway)}}" | Progress Party | «Frihet under ansvar. Nei til redusering av forsvaret» | |
| Liberal Party (Norway)}}" | Liberal Party | ||
| Red Electoral Alliance}}" | Red Electoral Alliance | ||
| Sources: |
Debates
| 1997 Norwegian general election debates | Date | Organisers | Present Invitee Non-invitee | Ap | H | Sp | Sv | KrF | Frp | V | R | Refs | Labour Party (Norway)}}" | Conservative Party (Norway)}}" | Centre Party (Norway)}}" | Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}" | Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}" | Progress Party (Norway)}}" | Liberal Party (Norway)}}" | Red Electoral Alliance}}" | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | *NRK* | **P** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thorbjørn Jagland, Hill-Marta Solberg | **P** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Petersen | **P** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anne Enger Lahnstein | **P** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kristin Halvorsen | **P** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valgerd Svarstad Haugland | **P** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carl I. Hagen | **P** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lars Sponheim | **P** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aslak Sira Myhre |
Results
Voter demographics
| Cohort | Percentage of cohort voting for | Ap | FrP | H | KrF | Sp | Sv | V | Others | Labour Party (Norway)}}" | Progress Party (Norway)}}" | Conservative Party (Norway)}}" | Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}" | Centre Party (Norway)}}" | Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}" | Liberal Party (Norway)}}" | Independent politician}}" | Gender | Age | Work | Education | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total vote | 35.00% | 15.30% | 14.34% | 13.66% | 7.93% | 6.01% | 4.45% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Females | 34.8% | 12.3% | 12.4% | 17.6% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 4.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 35.2% | 18% | 16% | 10.2% | 8% | 4.2% | 4.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18–30 years old | 30.5% | 19.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 6.2% | 9.8% | 4.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30-59 years old | 35.5% | 14.4% | 16.5% | 11.9% | 7.9% | 6.4% | 5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 years old and older | 37.8% | 14.6% | 10.9% | 20.7% | 9.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| low income | 33.5% | 17% | 7% | 16.4% | 9.2% | 6.8% | 5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average income | 36% | 16.7% | 11% | 15.2% | 9.2% | 4.7% | 3.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| High income | 35.4% | 11.7% | 27% | 8.2% | 4.2% | 7.1% | 5.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary school | 44.7% | 15.3% | 5.6% | 15.3% | 10.6% | 2.5% | 1.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | 35.9% | 17.2% | 12.9% | 13.8% | 8.8% | 4.8% | 3.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| University/college | 26.3% | 9.9% | 24.3% | 12% | 4.1% | 11.6% | 7.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research |
Seat distribution
| Constituency | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seats | Seats won | By party | By coalition | Ap | FrP | KrF | H | Sp | SV | V | TVF | Borgerlig | Red-green | Labour Party (Norway)}};" | Progress Party (Norway)}};" | Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}};;" | Conservative Party (Norway)}};" | Centre Party (Norway)}};;" | Socialist Left Party (Norway)}};" | Liberal Party (Norway)}};;" | Coastal Party}};" | Conservative Party (Norway)}};" | Labour Party (Norway)}};" | Akershus | 14 | Aust-Agder | 4 | Buskerud | 7 | Finnmark | 4 | Hedmark | 9 | Hordaland | 16 | Møre og Romsdal | 10 | Nord-Trøndelag | 6 | Nordland | 12 | Oppland | 7 | Oslo | 17 | Østfold | 8 | Rogaland | 12 | Sogn og Fjordane | 5 | Sør-Trøndelag | 10 | Telemark | 6 | Troms | 6 | Vest-Agder | 5 | Vestfold | 7 | Total | 165 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: [Statistics Norway](https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c478.pdf) |
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- "Historiske slagord og plakater".
- "Fremtiden, onsdag 10. september 1997". [[Fremtiden]].
- (15 August 2015). "Partilederdebatt".
- "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning".
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