1973 Norwegian parliamentary election

1973 Norwegian parliamentary election

9 and 10 September 1973

All 155 seats in the Storting
78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Trygve Bratteli Kåre Willoch Dagfinn Vårvik
Party Labour Conservative Centre
Last election 46.5%, 74 seats 22.7%, 29 seats 12.9%, 20 seats
Seats won 62 29 21
Seat change 12 1
Popular vote 759,499 379,039[c] 265,734[a][b]
Percentage 35.3% 17.6%[c] 12.3%[a][b]
Swing 11.2pp 5.1pp 0.6pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Lars Korvald Finn Gustavsen Anders Lange
Party Christian Democratic Socialist Anders Lange's
Last election 11.7%, 14 seats 4.4%, 0 seats[d]
Seats won 20 16 4
Seat change 6 16 New
Popular vote 285,908[b][c] 241,851 107,784
Percentage 13.3%[b][c] 11.2% 5.0%
Swing 1.6pp 6.8pp New

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Helge Rognlien Helge Seip
Party Liberal New People's
Last election 9.4%, 13 seats
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 11 New
Popular vote 169,090[a][b] 73,854
Percentage 7.8%[a][b]. 3.4%
Swing 1.6pp New

Results by county

Prime Minister before election

Lars Korvald
Christian Democratic

Prime Minister after election

Trygve Bratteli
Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 1973. The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 62 of the 155 seats in the Storting.