1961 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
11 September 1961 · Labour's long ascendancy · 150 seats, 76 for a majority
Labour Party finished first with 74 of 150 seats on 46.8% of the vote. Turnout 79.1%.
Prime Minister before
Einar Gerhardsen
Labour
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Labour Party
74 of 150 seats
Turnout
79.1%
The result
Labour Party
46.8% of votes · -4 seats
74
seats
Conservative Party
19.3% of votes · 0 seats
28
seats
Christian Democratic Party
9.3% of votes · +3 seats
14
seats
Liberal Party
7.2% of votes · -1 seats
11
seats
Centre Party
6.8% of votes · +1 seats
11
seats
Centrists–Liberals
4.1% of votes
8
seats
Communist Party
2.9% of votes · -1 seats
0
seats
Socialist People's Party
2.4% of votes
2
seats
Christians–Conservatives
1.1% of votes
2
seats
Free Left Electorate's List
0.1% of votes
0
seats
Norwegian Social Democratic Party
0.0% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Wild votes
0.0% of votes
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seats