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1977 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1977 Norwegian parliamentary election
← 1973 11 and 12 September 1977 1981 →
All 155 seats in the Storting
78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Reiulf Steen Erling Norvik Lars Korvald
Party Labour Conservative Christian Democratic
Last election 35.3%, 62 seats 17.2%, 29 seats 11.9%, 20 seats
Seats won 76 41 22
Seat change Increase14 Increase12 Increase2
Popular vote 972,434 563,783 224,355
Percentage 42.5% 24.5% 9.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gunnar Stålsett Berge Furre Hans Hammond Rossbach
Party Centre Socialist Left Liberal
Last election 6.8%, 21 seats 11.2%, 16 seats[a] 2.3%, 2 seats
Seats won 12 2 2
Seat change Decrease9 Decrease14 Steady
Popular vote 184,087 96,248 54,243
Percentage 8.0% 4.2% 2.4%
Results by county
Prime Minister before election

Odvar Nordli
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Odvar Nordli
Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 and 12 September 1977.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 76 of the 155 seats.

Contesting parties

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See also: List of political parties in Norway
Name Ideology Position Leader 1973 result
Votes (%) Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet 		Social democracy Centre-left Reiulf Steen 35.2%
62 / 155
H Conservative Party
Høyre 		Conservatism Centre-right Erling Norvik 17.2%
29 / 155
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti 		Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Lars Korvald 11.8%
20 / 155
SV Socialist Left Party
Sosialistisk Venstreparti 		Democratic socialism Left-wing Berge Furre 11.2%
16 / 155
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet 		Agrarianism Centre Gunnar Stålsett 6.8%
21 / 155
FrP Progress Party
Fremskrittspartiet 		Classical liberalism
Right-libertarianism 		Right-wing Arve Lønnum 5.0%
4 / 155
DLF New People's Party
Det Liberale Folkepartiet 		Social liberalism
Pro-Europeanism 		Centre Magne Lerheim 3.4%
1 / 155
V Liberal Party
Venstre 		Social liberalism Centre Hans Hammond Rossbach 2.3%
2 / 155

Campaign

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Slogans

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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

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1977 Norwegian general election debates
Date Organisers  P  Present    I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
Ap H KrF Sv Sp Frp Dlp V NKP Refs
8 September NRK P
Reiulf Steen, Odvar Nordli 		P
Erling Norvik 		P
Lars Korvald 		P
Berge Furre 		P
Gunnar Stålsett 		P
Arve Lønnum 		P
Magne Lerheim 		P
Hans Hammond Rossbach 		P
Martin Gunnar Knutsen 		[3]
12 September NRK P
Reiulf Steen, Odvar Nordli 		P
Kåre Willoch 		P
Lars Korvald 		P
Reidar T. Larsen 		P
Gunnar Stålsett 		P
Arve Lønnum 		P
Magne Lerheim 		P
Hans Hammond Rossbach 		P
Martin Gunnar Knutsen 		[4]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party972,43442.2676+14
Conservative Party563,78324.5040+12
Christian Democratic Party224,3559.7518+2
Centre Party184,0878.0011–9
Non-socialist joint lists[b]111,4124.847–
Socialist Left Party96,2484.182–14
Liberal Party54,2432.3610
Progress Party43,3511.880–4
New People's Party22,5240.980–1
Red Electoral Alliance14,5150.6300
Communist Party8,4480.370–
Single Person's Party2,7400.1200
Democratic Party1,3220.0600
Freely Elected Representatives1,1490.050New
Lapp People's List4990.0200
Total2,301,110100.001550
Valid votes2,301,11099.85
Invalid/blank votes3,3860.15
Total votes2,304,496100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,780,19082.89
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

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Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for
Ap H KrF Sp Sv V FrP Others
Total vote 42.5% 24.5% 9.7% 8.0% 4.2% 2.4% 1.88%
Gender
Females 42.4% 22.5% 12.8% 7.3% 3.8% 2.7% 1.6%
Males 42.2% 26.6% 6.8% 8.7% 4.5% 2% 2%
Age
18–30 years old 31.9% 25.5% 5.7% 9.9% 10.3% 3.5% 3.9%
30-59 years old 45.4% 24.6% 8.4% 6.9% 2.9% 2.2% 1.8%
60 years old and older 43.3% 23% 15.8% 9% 2.1% 2.1% 0.6%
Work
low income 38.4% 18.1% 14.2% 13.3% 6.9% 2.7% 0.6%
Average income 50% 15.5% 9% 8.3% 4.8% 2.7% 2.7%
High income 36.2% 37% 7% 4.8% 2.3% 1.9% 2.1%
Education
Primary school 60% 11.9% 11.3% 6.8% 2.8% 1.2% 1.8%
High school 38.2% 28.2% 9.1% 9.6% 3.8% 3% 1.9%
University/college 15.2% 40.2% 8.9% 5.4% 8.9% 3.1% 2.2%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research[6]

Seat distribution

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Constituency Total
seats 		Seats won
Ap H KrF Sp SV V
Akershus 10 4 4 1 1
Aust-Agder 4 2 1 1
Buskerud 7 4 2 1
Finnmark 4 3 1
Hedmark 8 6 1 1
Hordaland 15 6 5 3 1
Møre og Romsdal 10 3 2 3 1 1
Nord-Trøndelag 6 3 1 2
Nordland 12 6 2 2 1 1
Oppland 7 4 1 1 1
Oslo 15 7 6 1 1
Østfold 8 5 2 1
Rogaland 10 4 3 2 1
Sogn og Fjordane 5 2 1 1 1
Sør-Trøndelag 10 5 2 1 1 1
Telemark 6 4 1 1
Troms 6 3 2 1
Vest-Agder 5 2 1 1 1
Vestfold 7 3 3 1
Total 155 76 41 22 12 2 2
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

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  1. ^ As the Socialist Electoral League
  2. ^ Seven seats were won by joint lists, of which four went to the Christian Democratic Party, and one each to the Centre Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ "Historiske slagord og plakater". Arbeiderpartiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ "Etter Stortingsvalget 1977: Partilederdebatt". 16 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Partilederdebatt". 16 July 2016.
  5. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460
  6. ^ "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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