2021 Norwegian parliamentary election

2021 Norwegian parliamentary election
Norway
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All 169 seats in the Storting
85 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.17% (Decrease 1.19pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Labour Jonas Gahr Støre 26.25 48 −1
Conservative Erna Solberg 20.35 36 −9
Centre Trygve Slagsvold Vedum 13.50 28 +9
Progress Sylvi Listhaug 11.61 21 −6
Socialist Left Audun Lysbakken 7.64 13 +2
Red Bjørnar Moxnes 4.72 8 +7
Liberal Guri Melby 4.61 8 0
Green Une Aina Bastholm 3.94 3 +2
Christian Democratic Kjell Ingolf Ropstad 3.80 3 −5
Patient Focus Irene Ojala 0.17 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election
Erna Solberg
Conservative
Jonas Gahr Støre
Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 September 2021.[1] All 169 seats in the Norwegian legislature, the Storting, were up for election.[2]

The election was won by a coalition consisting of the social-democratic Labour Party and the agrarian Centre Party that entered into negotiations to form a government.[3][4] The election also resulted in a majority for the parties that seek to dissolve the unpopular and controversial Viken county.[5] Jonas Gahr Støre's Labour Party retained its position as Norway's largest party and expanded their lead in seats over the Conservatives, despite a slight drop in its share of votes and the loss of one seat.[2] Incumbent Conservative Party prime minister Erna Solberg conceded defeat.[6] Her party ended up with the second-largest number of representatives. Støre aimed to form a majority government with the Centre Party and the Socialist Left Party,[7][8] but the latter stated they would remain in opposition citing disagreements over climate and welfare policies,[9] while remaining open for future negotiations and to support the government on common grounds.[10] On 14 October, Støre became prime minister of a minority government, the Støre Cabinet.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Dato for valgdagen 2021 er satt" [The Date for the 2021 Election is set]. iTromsø (in Norwegian). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Valgresultat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Norwell 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Bergh, Johannes; Karlsen, Rune (2022). "Norway: Political Developments and Data in 2021: Victory for the Centre-Left". European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook. 61 (1): 351–361. doi:10.1111/2047-8852.12377. ISSN 2047-8844. S2CID 261938967.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Viken was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Conservative PM concedes defeat as in Norway's elections". AP News. Associated Press. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Milne 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFP 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Treloar 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference VF 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pettersen 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Ummelas, Ott (8 October 2021). "Norway's Labor, center agree to form pro-oil minority coalition". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 16 October 2021 – via World Oil News.

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