1945 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
8 October 1945 · Labour's long ascendancy · 150 seats
Labour Party finished first with 76 of 150 seats on 41.0% of the vote. Turnout 76.4%.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in World War II (1939–1945). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Einar Gerhardsen
Labour
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Labour Party
76 of 150 seats
Turnout
76.4%
The result
| Share of the Storting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | — | 76 | +6 | 609 348 | 41.0% | — | |
| Conservative Party | — | 25 | -11 | 252 608 | 17.0% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 20 | -3 | 204 852 | 13.8% | — | |
| Communist Party | — | 11 | +11 | 176 535 | 11.9% | — | |
| Farmers' Party | — | 10 | -8 | 119 362 | 8.0% | — | |
| Christian Democratic Party | — | 8 | +6 | 117 813 | 7.9% | — | |
| New Norway | — | 0 | -1 | 1 845 | 0.1% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | — | 2 809 | 0.2% | — | |
| Wild votes | — | — | — | 53 | 0.0% | — |