1921 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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Otto Bahr Halvorsen
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Gunnar Knudsen
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Kyrre Grepp
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Party
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Labour
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Last election
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30.39%, 40 seats
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28.32%. 51 seats
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31.63%, 18 seats
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Seats won
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42
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37
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29
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Seat change
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2
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14
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11
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Popular vote
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301,372 (H+FV)
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181,989
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192,616
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Percentage
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33.31% (H+FV)
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20.12%
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21.29%
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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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Kristoffer Høgset
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Bernt Holtsmark
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Party
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Farmers'
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Free-minded Liberal
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Social Democratic Labour
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Last election
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4.67%, 3 seats
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10 seats with H
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Seats won
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17
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15
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8
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Seat change
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14
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5
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New
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Popular vote
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118,657
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Alliance with H
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83,629
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Percentage
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13.12%
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—
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9.24%
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Seventh party
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Party
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Radical People's
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Last election
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3.32%, 3 seats
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Seats won
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2
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Seat change
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1
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Popular vote
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22,970
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Percentage
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2.54%
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 24 October 1921.[1] This was the first election to use proportional representation, which replaced previous two-round system.[2] The result was a victory for the Conservative Party-Free-minded Liberal Party alliance, which won 57 of the 150 seats in the Storting.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Conservative Party | 301,372 | 33.31 | 42 | +2 |
| Free-minded Liberal Party | 15 | +5 |
| Labour Party | 192,616 | 21.29 | 29 | +11 |
| Liberal Party | 181,989 | 20.12 | 37 | –14 |
| Farmers' Party | 118,657 | 13.12 | 17 | +14 |
| Social Democratic Labour Party | 83,629 | 9.24 | 8 | New |
| Radical People's Party | 22,970 | 2.54 | 2 | –1 |
| Other parties | 2,811 | 0.31 | 0 | – |
Wild votes | 655 | 0.07 | – | – |
Total | 904,699 | 100.00 | 150 | +24 |
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Valid votes | 904,699 | 98.58 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 13,037 | 1.42 | |
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Total votes | 917,736 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,351,183 | 67.92 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Seat distribution
National daily newspapers
References