1981 Norwegian parliamentary election

1981 Norwegian parliamentary election
13 and 14 September 1981
All 155 seats in the Storting
78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gro Harlem Brundtland Jo Benkow Kåre Kristiansen
Party Labour Conservative Christian Democratic
Last election 42.3%, 76 seats 24.5%, 41 seats 9.7%, 22 seats
Seats won 66 53 15
Seat change 10 12 7
Popular vote 914,749 780,372 219,179
Percentage 37.2% 31.7% 8.9%
Swing 5.1pp 7.2pp 0.8pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Johan J. Jakobsen Berge Furre Carl I. Hagen
Party Centre Socialist Left Progress
Last election 8.0%, 12 seats 4.2%, 2 seats 1.9%, 0 seats
Seats won 11 4 4
Seat change 1 2 4
Popular vote 103,753 121,561 109,564
Percentage 4.2% 4.9% 4.5%
Swing 3.8pp 0.7pp 2.6pp
  Seventh party
 
Leader Hans Hammond Rossbach
Party Liberal
Last election 2.4%, 2 seats
Seats won 2
Seat change
Popular vote 79,064
Percentage 3.2%
Swing 0.8pp
Results by county
Prime Minister before election

Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour

 Prime Minister after election

Kåre Willoch
Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 and 14 September 1981. The elections led to the end of the Labour Party minority government and the creation of a Conservative Party minority government.

The Conservative Party made the strongest gains in the election. The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 66 of the 155 seats.

Attempts were made to form a majority coalition government with the Conservative Party, Christian People's Party and Centre Party, but the negotiations failed. The Conservative Party subsequently formed a minority government with parliamentary support from Christian People's Party and Centre Party.

In 1983 a majority coalition government with the Christian People's Party and the Centre Party was established.

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