1981 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
13 and 14 September 1981 · Labour's long ascendancy · 155 seats, 78 for a majority
Labour Party finished first with 66 of 155 seats on 37.2% of the vote. Turnout 82.0%.
Prime Minister before
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Labour Party
66 of 155 seats
Turnout
82.0%
The result
Labour Party
37.2% of votes · -10 seats
66
seats
Conservative Party
31.7% of votes · +12 seats
53
seats
Christian Democratic Party
8.9% of votes · -7 seats
15
seats
Socialist Left Party
4.9% of votes · +2 seats
4
seats
Progress Party
4.5% of votes · +4 seats
4
seats
Centre Party
4.2% of votes · -1 seats
6
seats
Non-socialist joint lists
3.6% of votes
5
seats
Liberal Party
3.2% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats
Red Electoral Alliance
0.7% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Liberal People's Party
0.5% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Communist Party
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Plebiscite Party
0.1% of votes
0
seats