1927 Norwegian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 17 October 1927.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 59 of the 150 seats in the Storting.[3]
Results[]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
Labour Party | 368,106 | 36.8 | 59 | +35 |
Conservative Party[a] | 240,091 | 24.0 | 29 | –14 |
Free-minded Liberal Party[a] | 1 | – | ||
Liberal Party | 172,568 | 17.3 | 30 | –4 |
Farmers' Party | 149,026 | 14.9 | 26 | +4 |
Communist Party | 40,075 | 4.0 | 3 | –3 |
Free-minded Liberal Party[a] | 14,439 | 1.4 | 1 | – |
Radical People's Party | 13,459 | 1.3 | 1 | –1 |
Other parties | 1,518 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
Wild votes | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 11,328 | – | – | – |
Total | 1,010,625 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,484,409 | 68.1 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
a The Conservative Party and the Liberal Left Party continued their alliance, but in some constituencies the Liberal Left Party ran separate lists.[4] It won one seat on the joint lists and one seat on a separate list.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Knaplund, Paul (1928). "Norwegian Elections of 1927 and the Labor Government". American Political Science Review. 22 (2): 413–416. doi:10.2307/1945479. ISSN 0003-0554.
- ^ Arneson, Ben A. (1931). "Norway Moves Toward the Right". American Political Science Review. 25 (1): 152–157. doi:10.2307/1946579. ISSN 0003-0554.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1450
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1458
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- General elections in Norway
- 1920s elections in Norway
- 1927 elections in Europe
- 1927 in Norway
- October 1927 events