Norwegian parliamentary election, 1909

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1909
Norway
1909

All 123 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
62 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gunnar Knudsen Fredrik Stang Abraham Berge
Party Liberal Conservative Free-minded
Last election 73 seats, 45.1% 36 seats, 32.8%[1] New
Seats won 46 41 23
Seat change Decrease27 Increase5 Increase23
Popular vote 128,367 175,388 (H+FV) Alliance with H
Percentage 30.4% 41.5% (H+FV)

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Oscar Nissen ?
Party Labour Labour Democrats
Last election 10 seats, 16.0% 4 seats, 4.8%
Seats won 11 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease2
Popular vote 91,268 15,550
Percentage 21.6% 3.7%

Prime Minister before election

Gunnar Knudsen
Liberal

Prime Minister-designate

Gunnar Knudsen
Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway between 2 and 25 October 1909, with a second round held between 18 October and 11 November.[2] The result was a victory for the alliance of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Left Party, which won 64 of the 123 seats in the Storting.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Conservative Party175,38841.541
Free-minded Liberal Party23
Liberal Party128,36730.446–27
Labour Party91,26821.611+1
Labour Democrats15,5503.72–2
Teetotaler Party5,0761.20
Church Party3,7480.90
Independent Left Party2,2670.50
Other parties9420.20
Wild votes780.0
Invalid/blank votes7,294
Total429,9781001230
Registered voters/turnout760,27756.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. As Coalition Party
  2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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