1993 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1993 Norwegian parliamentary election
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All 165 seats in the Storting
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Gro Harlem Brundtland
Anne Enger Lahnstein
 Kaci Kullmann Five
Party Labour Centre Conservative
Last election 34.27%, 63 seats 6.47%, 11 seats 22.23%, 37 seats
Seats won 67 32 28
Seat change Increase4 Increase21 Decrease9
Popular vote 908,724 412,187 419,373
Percentage 36.91% 16.74% 17.03%
Swing Increase 2.64pp Increase 10.27pp Decrease 5.19pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Erik Solheim Kjell Magne Bondevik Carl I. Hagen
Party Socialist Left Christian Democratic Progress
Last election 10.08%, 17 seats 8.49%, 14 seats 13.04%, 22 seats
Seats won 13 13 10
Seat change Decrease4 Decrease1 Decrease12
Popular vote 194,633 193,885 154,497
Percentage 7.91% 7.88% 6.28%
Swing Decrease 2.17pp Decrease 0.61pp Decrease 6.76pp
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Odd Einar Dørum Aksel Nærstad
Party Liberal Red
Last election 3.20%, 0 seats 0.84%, 0 seats[a]
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase 1
Popular vote 88,985 26,360
Percentage 3.61% 1.07%
Swing Increase 0.41pp Increase 0.23pp
Results by county
Prime Minister before election

Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1993.[1] It was the first European election where the two largest parties fielded a female leadership candidate, and the first election in history where all the largest three parties fielded female leadership candidates. The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 67 of the 165 seats.

Voter turnout was 76% , the lowest in a national election since the 1927 elections.[2] The prospect of European Union membership was a key issue in the election campaign.[2]

Contesting parties

See also: List of political parties in Norway
Name Ideology Position Leader 1989 result
Votes (%) Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet 		Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism 		Centre-left Gro Harlem Brundtland 34.2%
63 / 165
H Conservative Party
Høyre
Conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
 Centre-right Kaci Kullmann Five 22.2%
37 / 165
FrP Progress Party
Fremskrittspartiet 		Classical liberalism
Pro-Europeanism 		Right-wing Carl I. Hagen 13.0%
22 / 165
SV Socialist Left Party
Sosialistisk Venstreparti 		Democratic socialism
Hard-Euroscepticism 		Left-wing Erik Solheim 10.0%
17 / 165
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti 		Christian democracy
Euroscepticism 		Centre to centre-right Kjell Magne Bondevik 8.4%
14 / 165
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet 		Agrarianism
Hard-Euroscepticism 		Centre Anne Enger Lahnstein 6.4%
11 / 165
V Liberal Party
Venstre 		Social liberalism
Euroscepticism 		Centre Odd Einar Dørum 3.2%
0 / 165
F Future for Finnmark
Folkeaksjonen Framtid for Finnmark 		Social democracy Anders John Aune 0.3%
1 / 165

Campaign

Slogans

Party Original slogan English translation
Labour Party Partiet til venstre der hjerte banker
Conservative Party Vi vil føre en solidarisk politikk for å skape arbeidsplasser, et miljø og leve i og rettferdig fordeling
Progress Party Fremtiden skapes, den vedtas ikke
Socialist Left Party Verdiskaping, valgfrihet og internasjonalt samarbeid
Christian Democratic Party Gjenreis respekten for livets ukrenkelighet i alle livets faser
Centre Party Nei til EF, forsvar grunnloven
Liberal party Tillit til dem som skaper jobbene
Sources: [3][4]

Debates

1993 Norwegian general election debates
Date Time Organizers  P  Present    I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
Ap H Frp Sv KrF Sp V R Refs
10 Sep 00:00 NRK P
Thorbjørn Jagland, Gro Harlem Brundtland 		P
Kaci Kullmann Five 		P
Carl I. Hagen 		P
Erik Solheim 		P
Kjell Magne Bondevik 		P
Anne Enger Lahnstein 		P
Odd Einar Dørum 		P
Aksel Nærstad 		[5]

Results

Christian Unity Party
0New
Political Alternative Hordaland0New
Pensioners' Party–Common Future0–
Total2,461,949100.001650
Valid votes2,461,94999.57
Invalid/blank votes10,6020.43
Total votes2,472,551100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,259,95775.85
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database

Voter demographics

Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for
Ap H Sp Sv KrF FrP V Others
Total vote 36.91% 17.03% 16.74% 7.91% 7.88% 6.28% 3.61%
Gender
Females 37.3% 14.4% 17.1% 9.5% 9.3% 4.4% 4.3%
Males 36.6% 19.4% 16.5% 6.5% 6.6% 7.9% 2.9%
Age
18–30 years old 32.5% 15.8% 17.7% 11.9% 4.7% 9.2% 3.4%
30-59 years old 38.1% 18.3% 16.1% 8.5% 6.4% 5.4% 4%
60 years old and older 38.5% 15.3% 17.2% 2.4% 14.5% 5.5% 2.9%
Work
Low income 35% 11.1% 21.6% 9.1% 9.7% 5.1% 2.7%
Average income 45.1% 11.9% 16.9% 7.1% 8.8% 4.8% 2.9%
High income 33.8% 27.5% 11.3% 7.9% 5.5% 6.7% 4.8%
Education
Primary school 47.8% 7.4% 20.8% 4.4% 7.4% 5.7% 2.5%
High school 36.6% 14.9% 19.1% 8.5% 7.3% 7.4% 3%
University/college 29.6% 28.1% 9.4% 9.7% 9.2% 4.7% 5.5%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research[6]

Seat distribution

Constituency Total
seats 		Seats won
Ap Sp H SV KrF Frp V RV
Akershus 14 5 1 4 1 1 2
Aust-Agder 4 2 1 1
Buskerud 8 4 1 2 1
Finnmark 4 2 1 1
Hedmark 8 4 2 1 1
Hordaland 15 5 3 2 1 2 1 1
Møre og Romsdal 10 4 3 1 2
Nord-Trøndelag 6 3 2 1
Nordland 12 5 3 1 2 1
Oppland 7 4 2 1
Oslo 17 6 1 5 2 2 1
Østfold 8 4 1 1 1 1
Rogaland 11 3 2 2 1 2 1
Sogn og Fjordane 5 2 2 1
Sør-Trøndelag 10 4 2 2 1 1
Telemark 8 3 1 1 1 1 1
Troms 6 2 2 1 1
Vest-Agder 5 2 1 1 1
Vestfold 7 3 1 2 1
Total 165 67 32 28 13 13 10 1 1
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

  1. ^ As part of County Lists for Environment and Solidarity

References

  1. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^
    ISSN 0080-6757
    .
  3. ^ "Historiske slagord og plakater". Arbeiderpartiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "Bergensavisen, mandag 13. september 1993". Bergensavisen. September 13, 1993. pp. 6–7.
  5. ^ "Partilederdebatt". 15 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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