1915 Norwegian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1915, with a second round between 4 and 11 November.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 74 of the 123 seats in the Storting.
Endorsements
National daily newspapers
Newspaper | Party endorsed | |
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Arbeidets Rett | Labour Party[2] | |
Glommendalens Social-Demokrat | Labour Party[3] | |
Hortens Avis | Liberal Party[4] | |
Vestfold Arbeiderblad | Labour Party[5] |
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Liberal Party | 204,243 | 33.07 | 74 | +4 | |
Labour Party | 198,111 | 32.07 | 19 | –4 | |
Conservative Party | 179,028 | 28.98 | 20 | 0 | |
Free-minded Liberal Party | 1 | –4 | |||
Labour Democrats | 25,658 | 4.15 | 6 | 0 | |
Norwegian Agrarian Association | 6,351 | 1.03 | 1 | New | |
Teetotaler Party | 3,820 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace Candidate | 413 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 2 | New | |||
Wild votes | 46 | 0.01 | – | – | |
Total | 617,670 | 100.00 | 123 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 617,670 | 98.68 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 8,285 | 1.32 | |||
Total votes | 625,955 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,086,657 | 57.60 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ "Arbeidets Rett". Arbeidets Rett. 8 October 1915.
- ^ "Glommendalens Social-Demokrat". Glommendalens Social-Demokrat. 9 October 1915.
- ^ "Hortens Avis". Hortens Avis. 10 October 1915.
- ^ "Vestfold Arbeiderblad". Vestfold Arbeiderblad. 23 October 1915.
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