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1969 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1969 Norwegian parliamentary election
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All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Trygve Bratteli John Lyng John Austrheim
Party Labour Conservative Centre
Last election 43.1%, 68 seats 21.4%, 31 seats 10.1%, 18 seats
Seats won 74 29 20
Seat change Increase6 Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 1,004,348 489,282[a] 277,201[b]
Percentage 46.5% 22.7%[a] 12.9%[b]
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Lars Korvald Gunnar Garbo
Party Christian Democratic Liberal
Last election 8.9%, 13 seats 9.4%, 18 seats
Seats won 14 13
Seat change Increase1 Decrease5
Popular vote 252,376[a][b] 202,553
Percentage 11.7%[a][b] 9.4%
Results by county
Prime Minister before election

Per Borten
Centre

Prime Minister after election

Per Borten
Centre

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 and 8 September 1969.[1] Although the Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 74 of the 150 seats, the coalition of right-of-centre parties won 76 seats and retained power. The closeness of the result and fears of the two blocs winning an equal number of seats led to the number of seats being increased to an odd number for the next elections.

Contesting parties

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See also: List of political parties in Norway
Name Ideology Position Leader 1965 result
Votes (%) Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet 		Social democracy Centre-left Trygve Bratteli 43.1%
68 / 150
H Conservative Party
Høyre 		Conservatism Centre-right John Lyng 20.3%
31 / 150
V Liberal Party
Venstre 		Social liberalism Centre Gunnar Garbo 10.1%
18 / 150
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet 		Agrarianism Centre John Austrheim 9.3%
18 / 150
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti 		Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Lars Korvald 7.8%
13 / 150
SF Socialist People's Party
Sosialistisk Folkeparti 		Socialism Left-wing to Far-left Torolv Solheim 5.9%
2 / 150
NKP Communist Party of Norway
Norges Kommunistiske Parti 		Communism Far-left Reidar T. Larsen 1.3%
0 / 155

Campaign

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Slogans

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Party Original slogan English translation
Labour Party "Trygghet i fellesskapet" "Safety in the community"
Conservative Party "Et samfunn i samarbeide" "A society working together"
Liberal Party
Centre Party "Bestem med senterpartiet" "Decide with the center party"
Christian Democratic Party
Communist Party of Norway
Sources: [2][3][4]

Debates

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1969 Norwegian general election debates
Date Time Organizers  P  Present    I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
Ap H V Sp KrF SF NKP Refs
5 September 19:00-22:00[5] NRK P
Trygve Bratteli, Reiulf Steen 		P
Svenn Stray 		P
Bent Røiseland 		P
Per Borten, John Austrheim 		P
Lars Korvald 		P
Finn Gustavsen 		P
Reidar T. Larsen 		[6]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party1,004,34846.5374+6
Conservative Party406,20918.8228–2
Liberal Party202,5539.3813–5
Centre Party194,1288.9917+2
Christian Democratic Party169,3037.8412+1
Socialist People's Party73,2843.390–2
Communist Party21,5171.0000
Christians–Conservatives[a]83,0733.852–
Centrists–Christians[b]4–
Socialists–Communists3,2030.150–
Democratic Party5610.0300
Lapp People's List5270.020New
Wild votes60.00––
Total2,158,712100.001500
Valid votes2,158,71299.82
Invalid/blank votes3,8840.18
Total votes2,162,596100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,579,56683.84
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

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Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for
Ap H Sp KrF V SF Others
Total vote 46.5% 22.7% 12.9% 11.7% 9.4% 3.39%
Gender
Females 48.8% 18.7% 8.2% 11.4% 10% 2.5%
Males 48.2% 20.5% 10.4% 5.3% 9.6% 4.5%
Age
18–30 years old 48.2% 23.9% 6.9% 4.9% 8.5% 6.9%
30-59 years old 50.2% 18.5% 9.9% 6.4% 10.8% 3.2%
60 years old and older 44.8% 19.4% 10% 14.8% 8.5% 1.5%
Work
low income 49.8% 12.5% 15% 11.2% 8% 2.6%
Average income 56.7% 9.7% 10.1% 8.5% 9.7% 4.3%
High income 38.1% 35.9% 4.9% 5.9% 11% 3.2%
Education
Primary school 67.2% 7.4% 8.3% 7.4% 6.2% 2.4%
High school 44.7% 19.3% 11.8% 8.8% 10% 4.4%
University/college 15.2% 50.5% 3.9% 7.8% 18.1% 3.4%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research[8]

Seat distribution

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Constituency Total
seats 		Seats won
Ap H Sp KrF V
Akershus 7 3 2 1 1
Aust-Agder 4 2 1 1
Bergen 5 2 1 1 1
Buskerud 7 4 2 1
Finnmark 4 3 1
Hedmark 8 5 1 2
Hordaland 10 4 2 1 2 1
Møre og Romsdal 10 3 1 2 2 2
Nord-Trøndelag 6 3 2 1
Nordland 12 6 2 2 1 1
Oppland 7 5 2
Oslo 13 6 5 1 1
Østfold 8 5 1 1 1
Rogaland 10 4 2 1 2 1
Sogn og Fjordane 5 2 1 1 1
Sør-Trøndelag 10 5 2 2 1
Telemark 6 3 1 1 1
Troms 6 3 1 1 1
Vest-Agder 5 2 1 1 1
Vestfold 7 4 2 1
Total 150 74 29 20 14 13
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

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  1. ^ The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party won two seats, with the parties taking one each.[7]
  2. ^ The joint list of the Centre Party and the Christian Democratic Party won four seats, three taken by the Centre Party and one by the Christian People's Party.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ "Historiske slagord og plakater". Arbeiderpartiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ "Bygdeposten, onsdag 3. september 1969". Bygdeposten. September 3, 1969. p. 2. Foran høstens stortingsvalg har dere sikkert lagt merke til slagordet "Bestem med Senterpartiet". Det er kanskjeet typisk trekk ve dagens ungdom at vi trekker på skuldrene av alle som e slagord som kastes mot oss i en tid som denne. Men av og til kan et slagord virkelig si noe mer en vanlig "Bestem med Senterpartiet" en slik invitajon går ut på at vi sammen med Senterpartiet skal forsøke å lede utvikigen inn i det spor vi ønsker. Men hvorfor da ikke like godt besteme sammen med andre partier? For meg er svaret klart Jeg støtter Senterpartiet fordig jeg ønsker at folk og klasammfun skal få andleing til å bestemme mer over seg selv. sier mannen i heggen og snarum senterungdom. Jon grøtrud.
  4. ^ "Sandefjords Blad, fredag 22. august 1969". August 22, 1969. p. 2. Et samfunn i samarbeide Er høyres motto foran dette valg, sa Odd Vattekar i Andebu igår
  5. ^ "Nasjonalbiblioteket".
  6. ^ "Partilederdebatt 1973". 15 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460
  8. ^ "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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