1973 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1973 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 155 seats in the Storting
78 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Trygve Bratteli Kåre Willoch Dagfinn Vårvik
Party
Labour
Conservative Centre
Last election 46.5%, 74 seats 22.7%, 29 seats 12.9%, 20 seats
Seats won 62 29 21
Seat change Decrease12 Steady Increase1
Popular vote 759,499 379,039[c] 265,734[a][b]
Percentage 35.3% 17.6%[c] 12.3%[a][b]

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Lars Korvald Finn Gustavsen Anders Lange
Party Christian Democratic
Socialist
Anders Lange's
Last election 11.7%, 14 seats 4.4%, 0 seats[d]
Seats won 20 16 4
Seat change Increase6 Increase16 New
Popular vote 285,908[b][c] 241,851 107,784
Percentage 13.3%[b][c] 11.2% 5.0%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Helge Rognlien Helge Seip
Party
Liberal
New People's
Last election 9.4%, 13 seats
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease11 New
Popular vote 169,090[a][b] 73,854
Percentage 7.8%[a][b] 3.4%

Results by county

Prime Minister before election

Lars Korvald
Christian Democratic

Prime Minister after election

Trygve Bratteli

Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in

Storting
.

Contesting parties

Name Ideology Position Leader 1969 result
Votes (%) Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet
Social democracy Centre-left Trygve Bratteli 46.5%
74 / 155
H Conservative Party
Høyre
Conservatism
Centre-right Kåre Willoch 18.8%
29 / 155
V Liberal Party
Venstre
Social liberalism Centre Helge Rognlien 9.3%
13 / 155
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet
Agrarianism Centre Dagfinn Vårvik 8.9%
20 / 155
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti
Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Lars Korvald 7.8%
14 / 155
SF Socialist People's Party
Sosialistisk Folkeparti
Socialism Left-wing to Far-left Finn Gustavsen 3.3%
0 / 155
NKP Communist Party of Norway
Norges Kommunistiske Parti
Communism Far-left Martin Gunnar Knutsen 1.0%
0 / 155

Campaign

Slogans

Party Original slogan English translation
Labour Party "Vekst og vern - demokrati og likestilling" "Growth and protection - democracy and equality"
Conservative Party
Centre Party
Christian Democratic Party
Liberal Party
Communist Party of Norway
Sources: [2]

Debates

1973 Norwegian general election debates
Date Organisers  P  Present    I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
Ap H V Sp KrF SF ALP Dlp Rv Refs
4 September NRK N
P
Kaare Meland
N
N
N
N
P
Anders Lange
N
N
[3]
6 September NRK P
Trygve Bratteli, Reiulf Steen
P
Kåre Willoch
P
Helge Rognlien
P
Dagfinn Vårvik
P
Asbjørn Haugstvedt, Lars Korvald
P
Finn Gustavsen
P
Anders Lange
P
Helge Seip
P
Sigurd Allern
[4]

Opinion polls

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
NKP AKP SF Ap Sp V DLF KrF H ALP Others Lead
1973 election 9 and 10 September 1973 11.2% 35.3% 12.3% 7.8% 3.4% 13.3% 17.6% 5.0%
Norsk Gallup[5] September 1973 0.9 13.9 31.9 10.3 2.9 2.8 11.8 19.9 4.4
Norsk Gallup Aug 1973 0.5 8.5 39.7 12.2 4 3.9 9.3 16.9 4.7
Norsk Gallup July 1973 8.2 39.7 11.1 3.4 3.5 9.9 17.3 5.9
Norsk Gallup June 1973 0.5 9.8 38.7 12.8 3.5 4 9.4 17.2 4.2
Norsk Gallup May 1973 1.1 0.1 6.6 39.1 11.3 3.5 3.8 9.7 19.6 5.4
ALP was founded on 8 April 1973
Norsk Gallup April 1973 1.1 0.8 7.4 40.2 11.5 3.3 5.4 8 22.3
Norsk Gallup March 1973 1.1 0.4 7.6 43 9.7 3.3 6.6 6.6 21.7
Norsk Gallup February 1973 1.1 6.4 41.7 10.9 2.4 5.4 8 24.1
Norsk Gallup January 1973 1.2 6.8 43.6 12.9 3.1 4.4 7.8 20.1
Norsk Gallup December 1972 1.3 6.6 44.9 12.2 3.5 3.5 9.1 19
Norsk Gallup November 1972 1.7 6.8 47.1 13.2 4.2 8.9 18.1
Norsk Gallup October 1972 1.7 5.9 48.1 13.3 5.5 6.5 18.9
Norsk Gallup September 1972 1 6.6 42.3 14.9 7.2 6.7 21.4
Norsk Gallup August 1972 1.6 7.4 44.2 11.1 8.1 9.1 18.6
Norsk Gallup July 1972 1.4 6.4 44.2 10.7 7.3 8.8 21.2
Norsk Gallup June 1972 1.6 7.3 49.2 12.7 6.4 6.8 16
Norsk Gallup May 1972 1.6 6.7 46.4 11.8 7.8 6.7 19
Norsk Gallup April 1972 1.8 6.6 43.6 14.2 7.4 7.6 18.7
Norsk Gallup March 1972 1.1 6.9 44.7 13 7.5 7.5 19.3
Norsk Gallup February 1972 1.3 6.6 43.3 13.6 9.1 7.5 18.6
Norsk Gallup January 1972 0.9 6.6 44.5 15.9 6.9 7.9 17.2
Norsk Gallup December 1971 0.7 8.1 47.2 13.4 6.3 7.9 16.5
Norsk Gallup November 1971 0.8 6.1 44.8 13.9 7.9 9.8 16.6
Norsk Gallup October 1971 1.2 6.7 44.1 13 9 7.4 18.6
Norsk Gallup September 1971 1.2 6.8 44.2 12.9 9 7.2 18.6
Norsk Gallup August 1971 0.5 5 50.6 10.1 8.8 7.5 17.5
Norsk Gallup July 1971 1.2 3.9 51.1 11.4 7.3 6.4 18.7
Norsk Gallup June 1971 0.9 3.6 52.3 12.1 5.6 6.9 18.5
Norsk Gallup May 1971 1.3 2.7 56.2 13.5 5.1 7.5 13.8
Norsk Gallup April 1971 0.8 2.9 54.6 12.7 6.5 9 13.5
Norsk Gallup March 1971 0.8 2.6 56.4 11 7.1 7.8 14.4
Norsk Gallup February 1971 1.3 2.8 51 12.5 7.5 7.9 16.9
Norsk Gallup January 1971 0.5 2.7 56.7 11.7 5.9 7.5 14.9
Norsk Gallup December 1970 0.6 2.4 58.7 8.1 5.8 8.2 16.2
Norsk Gallup November 1970 0.6 2.1 57.6 7.6 6.6 8.9 16.6
Norsk Gallup October 1970 0.9 2.2 57.7 9.8 6.3 7.7 15.4
Norsk Gallup September 1970 0.8 1.9 57.3 10.4 6 7.9 15.8
Norsk Gallup August 1970 0.4 6.8 57.3 8.3 8.8 1.1 17.3
Norsk Gallup July 1970 0.8 2.9 53 8.7 8.9 7 18.6
Norsk Gallup June 1970 1 1.7 54.4 9.5 7.1 8.3 17.9
Norsk Gallup May 1970 0.8 1.9 59 7.5 6.7 7.9 16.2
Norsk Gallup April 1970 0.8 2.3 53.9 8.9 6.9 9.6 17.4
Norsk Gallup March 1970 1.1 1.5 60.3 7.6 6 7.6 15.9
Norsk Gallup February 1970 1.1 2.5 54.7 7 7.1 6.4 21.3
Norsk Gallup January 1970 0.9 2.1 59.5 8 5.8 8.8 14.8
Norsk Gallup December 1969 1.4 3.3 52.9 9.7 6.6 8.8 17.3
Norsk Gallup November 1969 0.6 3.6 53.3 9.6 7.4 8 17.5
Norsk Gallup October 1969 0.7 1.7 55.9 10 6.6 8.8 16.3
7 and 8 September 1969 3..9% 46.5% 12.9% 9.4% 11.7% 22.7%

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party759,49935.2962–12
Conservative Party370,37017.21290
Christian Democratic Party255,45611.8719+6
Socialist Electoral League241,85111.2416+16
Centre Party146,3126.8013+1
Anders Lange's Party107,7845.014New
CentristsLiberals[a]97,6394.547
New People's Party73,8543.431New
Liberal Party49,6682.311–11
CentristsLiberalsChristians[b]21,7831.013
Red Electoral Alliance9,3600.430New
ConservativesChristians8,6690.400
Single Person's Party5,1130.240New
Democratic Party2,1250.1000
Women's Free Deputies1,8660.090New
Lapp People's List8490.0400
Other parties60.000
Total2,152,204100.00155+5
Valid votes2,152,20499.84
Invalid/blank votes3,5300.16
Total votes2,155,734100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,686,67680.24
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for
Ap H KrF Sp SF V ALP Others
Total vote 35.3% 17.6% 13.3% 12.3% 11.2% 7.8% 5.0%
Gender
Females 39.3% 18.3% 16.4% 6.3% 7.8% 2.1% 2.9%
Males 32.4% 16.6% 8.4% 7.2% 14% 2.3% 6.9%
Age
18–30 years old 30.4% 14.4% 10.4% 6.4% 17.6% 1.6% 12%
30-59 years old 36.8% 15.7% 9.4% 6.9% 12.8% 2.2% 4.2%
60 years old and older 35% 22.2% 18.2% 7.1% 5.1% 3% 3.4%
Work
low income 35.6% 11.7% 22.3% 11% 9.5% 3% 4.5%
Average income 39.6% 11% 11.9% 6.2% 14.3% 2.9% 4.1%
High income 30.4% 27.7% 4.8% 4.3% 9.7% 1.1% 6.5%
Education
Primary school 56% 5.9% 12.7% 5.9% 12.7% 2.3% 1.6%
High school 32.5% 14.8% 13.2% 8% 11.5% 2.4% 5.6%
University/college 11.1% 43.7% 6.8% 4.7% 8.4% 2.1% 8.9%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research[7]

Seat distribution

Constituency Total
seats
Seats won
Ap H Sp KrF SV ALp V DNF
Akershus 10 3 3 1 1 1 1
Aust-Agder 4 2 1 1
Buskerud 7 3 2 1 1
Finnmark 4 2 1 1
Hedmark 8 4 1 2 1
Hordaland 15 5 3 1 3 1 1 1
Møre og Romsdal 10 3 1 2 2 1 1
Nord-Trøndelag 6 3 2 1
Nordland 12 5 1 2 2 2
Oppland 7 4 1 2
Oslo 15 6 5 1 2 1
Østfold 8 4 1 1 1 1
Rogaland 10 3 2 1 2 1 1
Sogn og Fjordane 5 2 2 1
Sør-Trøndelag 10 4 2 1 1 2
Telemark 6 2 1 1 1 1
Troms 6 2 1 1 1 1
Vest-Agder 5 2 1 1 1
Vestfold 7 3 2 1 1
Total 155 62 29 21 20 16 4 2 1
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

  1. ^ The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won seven seats, six taken by the Centre Party and one by the Liberal Party.[6]
  2. ^ The joint list of the Centre Party, Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party won three seats, two taken by the Centre Party and one by the Christian Democratic Party.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Historiske slagord og plakater". Arbeiderpartiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ "Aktuelt Kl. 18.30. Valgduell mellom banksjef Kåre Meland (Høyre) og Anders Lange i Engen kino i Bergen". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. ^ "Partilederdebatt 1973". 15 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Månedssnitt 1964 – 2021 – Forside" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  5. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460
  6. ^ "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning". Retrieved 16 February 2024.