1921 Norwegian parliamentary election

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.

1921 Norwegian parliamentary election
24 October 1921
All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Otto Bahr Halvorsen 1921.jpg
Leader Otto Bahr Halvorsen Gunnar Knudsen Kyrre Grepp
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 30.39%, 40 seats 28.32%. 51 seats 31.63%, 18 seats
Seats won 42 37 29
Seat change Increase2 Decrease14 Increase11
Popular vote 301,372 (H+FV) 181,989 192,616
Percentage 33.31% (H+FV) 20.12% 21.29%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kristoffer Høgset Bernt Holtsmark
Party Farmers' Free-minded Liberal Social Democratic Labour
Last election 4.67%, 3 seats 10 seats with H
Seats won 17 15 8
Seat change Increase14 Increase5 New
Popular vote 118,657 Alliance with H 83,629
Percentage 13.12% — 9.24%
  Seventh party
 
Party Radical People's
Last election 3.32%, 3 seats
Seats won 2
Seat change Decrease1
Popular vote 22,970
Percentage 2.54%
Prime Minister before election

Otto Albert Blehr
Liberal

 Prime Minister after election

Otto Albert Blehr
Liberal

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Conservative Party301,37233.3142+2
Free-minded Liberal Party15+5
Labour Party192,61621.2929+11
Liberal Party181,98920.1237–14
Farmers' Party118,65713.1217+14
Social Democratic Labour Party83,6299.248New
Radical People's Party22,9702.542–1
Other parties2,8110.310–
Wild votes6550.07––
Total904,699100.00150+24
Valid votes904,69998.58
Invalid/blank votes13,0371.42
Total votes917,736100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,351,18367.92
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution
Constituency Total
seats		 Seats won
H–FV V Ap L SD RF
Akershus 7 4 1 1 1
Aust-Agder 4 1 2 1
Bergen 5 3 1 1
Buskerud 5 3 2
Finnmark 3 1 1 1
Hedmark 7 2 1 3 1
Hordaland 8 2 4 1 1
Kristiana 7 5 2
Market towns
of Akershus and Østfold		 4 2 2
Market towns of Buskerud 3 2 1
Market towns of
Hedmark and Oppland		 3 2 1
Market towns of Møre 3 2 1
Market towns of
Nordland, Troms and Finnmark		 4 2 1 1
Market towns of
Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag		 5 3 2
Market towns of
Telemark and Aust-Agder		 5 3 1 1
Market towns of
Vest-Agder and Rogaland		 7 3 2 1 1
Market towns of Vestfold 4 3 1
Møre 7 5 2
Nord-Trøndelag 5 2 1 2
Nordland 8 3 2 2 1
Oppland 6 1 3 2
Østfold 6 2 1 1 2
Rogaland 5 1 3 1
Sogn og Fjordane 5 1 3 1
Sør-Trøndelag 6 1 2 2 1
Telemark 5 1 2 2
Troms 5 1 1 2 1
Vest-Agder 4 1 2 1
Vestfold 4 3 1
Total 150 57 37 29 17 8 2
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

National daily newspapers
Newspaper Party endorsed Notes
Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amtstidende (nn) Conservative Party[3]
Free-minded Liberal Party
Folkets Dagblad Labour Party[4]
Sunnmørsposten Liberal Party[5]

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. John G. Grumm (1958) "Theories of Electoral Systems", Midwest Journal of Political Science, volume 2, number 4, pp357–376
  3. "Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amtstidende". Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amtstidende. 24 October 1921.
  4. "Folkets Dagblad". Folkets Dagblad. 22 October 1921.
  5. "Søndmørsposten". Sunnmørsposten. 24 October 1921. p. 1.
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