1918 Norwegian parliamentary election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Gunnar Knudsen
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Jens Bratlie
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Kyrre Grepp
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Party
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Liberal
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Conservative
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Labour
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Last election
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33.07%, 74 seats
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28.98%, 20 seats
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32.07%, 19 seats
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Seats won
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51
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40
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18
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Seat change
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23
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20
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1
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Popular vote
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187,657
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201,325 (H+FV)
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209,560
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Percentage
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28.32%
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30.39% (H+FV)
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31.63%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Bernt Holtsmark
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Party
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Free-minded Liberal
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Agrarian
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Labour Democrats
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Last election
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1 seat with H
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1.03%, 1 seat
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4.15%, 6 seats
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Seats won
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10
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3
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3
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Seat change
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9
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2
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3
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Popular vote
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Alliance with H
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30,925
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21,980
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Percentage
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—
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4.67%
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3.32%
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1918, with a second round between 4 and 11 November. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 51 of the 123 seats in the Storting. Despite receiving the most votes, the Labour Party won just 18 seats, a loss of one seat compared with the 1915 elections.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Labour Party | 209,560 | 31.63 | 18 | –1 |
| Conservative Party | 201,325 | 30.39 | 40 | +20 |
| Free-minded Liberal Party | 10 | +9 |
| Liberal Party | 187,657 | 28.32 | 51 | –23 |
| Norwegian Agrarian Association | 30,925 | 4.67 | 3 | +2 |
| Labour Democrats | 21,980 | 3.32 | 3 | –3 |
| Other parties and independents | 11,074 | 1.67 | 1 | –1 |
Total | 662,521 | 100.00 | 126 | +3 |
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Valid votes | 662,521 | 98.10 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 12,856 | 1.90 | |
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Total votes | 675,377 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,186,602 | 56.92 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
- ^ Other candidates included Women's electors from Oslo and priest Alfred Eiken.