1924 Norwegian parliamentary election

1924 Norwegian parliamentary election

21 October 1924
All 150 seats in the Storting 76 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ivar Lykke Gunnar Knudsen Oscar Torp Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 33.31%, 42 seats 20.12%, 37 seats 21.29%, 29 seats Seats won 43 34 24 Seat change 1 3 5 Popular vote 316,846 (H+FV) 180,979 179,567 Percentage 32.53% (H+FV) 18.58% 18.44%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kristoffer Høgset Karl Wilhelm Wefring Party Farmers' Free-minded Liberal Social Democratic Labour Last election 13.12%, 17 seats 15 seats with H 9.24%, 8 seats Seats won 22 11 8 Seat change 5 4 0 Popular vote 131,706 Alliance with H 85,743 Percentage 13.52% — 8.80%   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Sverre Støstad Party Communist Radical People's Last election – 2.54%, 2 seats Seats won 6 2 Seat change New 0 Popular vote 59,401 17,144 Percentage 6.10% 1.76 %
Prime Minister before election Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Liberal Prime Minister after election Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1924. The result was a victory for the Conservative Party-Liberal Left Party alliance, which won 54 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Until 2024, this was the last election in which the Labour Party did not receive the most votes or the most seats in the Storting of participating parties.

Endorsements

National daily newspapers

Newspaper	Party endorsed
Vestlandske Tidende		Conservative Party
		Free-minded Liberal Party
Sarpen		Conservative Party
		Free-minded Liberal Party
Trondhjems Adresseavis		Conservative Party
		Free-minded Liberal Party

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Conservative Party	316,846	32.53	43	+1
	Free-minded Liberal Party			11	–4
	Liberal Party	180,979	18.58	34	–3
	Labour Party	179,567	18.44	24	–5
	Farmers' Party	131,706	13.52	22	+5
	Social Democratic Labour Party	85,743	8.80	8	0
	Communist Party	59,401	6.10	6	New
	Radical People's Party	17,144	1.76	2	0
	Other parties	2,493	0.26	0	–
Wild votes		62	0.01	–	–
Total		973,941	100.00	150	0
Valid votes		973,941	98.66
Invalid/blank votes		13,244	1.34
Total votes		987,185	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,412,441	69.89
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total seats	Seats won
		H–FV	V	Ap	B	Sd	K	RF
Akershus	7	3		2	1	1
Aust-Agder	4	1	1	1	1
Bergen	5	2	1				2
Buskerud	5	2		2	1
Finnmark	3	1	1	1
Hedmark	7	2		2	2		1
Hordaland	8	2	4		1		1
Kristiana	7	4		3
Market towns of Akershus and Østfold	4	2				2
Market towns of Buskerud	3	2		1
Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland	3	2					1
Market towns of Møre	3	1	1			1
Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark	4	2	1	1
Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag	5	3		1			1
Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder	5	3	1	1
Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland	7	3	2	1		1
Market towns of Vestfold	4	3				1
Møre	7	1	4		2
Nord-Trøndelag	5		2	1	2
Nordland	8	4	2	1	1
Oppland	6			1	3			2
Østfold	6	2			2	2
Rogaland	5	1	3		1
Sogn og Fjordane	5	1	3		1
Sør-Trøndelag	6	1	2	2	1
Telemark	5	1	2	1	1
Troms	5	1	2	2
Vest-Agder	4	1	2		1
Vestfold	4	3			1
Total	150	54	34	24	22	8	6	2
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk