Norwegian parliamentary election, 1997

Norwegian Parliamentary election, 1997
Norway
15 September 1997

All 165 seats to the Norwegian Parliament
83 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Thorbjørn Jagland Carl I. Hagen Valgerd Svarstad Haugland
Party Labour Progress Christian Democratic
Last election 67 seats, 36.9% 10 seats, 6.3% 13 seats, 7.9%
Seats won 65 25 25
Seat change Decrease2 Increase15 Increase12
Popular vote 904,362 395,376 353,082
Percentage 35.0% 15.3% 13.7%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jan Petersen Anne Enger Lahnstein Erik Solheim
Party Conservative Centre Socialist Left
Last election 28 seats, 17.0% 32 seats, 16.7% 13 seats, 7.9%
Seats won 23 11 9
Seat change Decrease5 Decrease21 Decrease4
Popular vote 370,441 204,824 155,307
Percentage 14.3% 7.9% 6.0%

  Seventh party
 
Leader Lars Sponheim
Party Liberal
Last election 1 seat, 3.6%
Seats won 6
Seat change Increase5
Popular vote 115,077
Percentage 4.5%

Prime Minister before election

Thorbjørn Jagland
Labour

Prime Minister-designate

Kjell Magne Bondevik
Christian Democratic

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 14 and 15 September 1997.[1] 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 Progress Party and Conservative Party.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Labour Party904,36235.065–2
Progress Party395,37615.325+15
Conservative Party370,44114.323–5
Christian People's Party353,08213.725+12
Centre Party204,8247.911–21
Socialist Left Party155,3076.09–4
Liberal Party115,0774.56+5
Red Electoral Alliance43,2521.70–1
Pensioners' Party16,0310.600
Non-Partisan Deputies9,1950.41+1
Environment Party The Greens5,8840.200
Fatherland Party3,8050.200
Natural Law Party2,2070.100
Communist Party1,9790.100
Christian Conservative Party1,3860.100
New Future Coalition Party4910.000
White Electoral Alliance4630.00New
Justice Party2810.00New
Liberal People's Party2580.000
Children-Elderly2460.00New
Society Party2140.000
Invalid/blank votes9,508
Total2,593,6691001650
Registered voters/turnout3,311,19078.3
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database

References

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