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Norway 1961 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1961 parliamentary election in Norway?

Labour Party won 74 of 150 seats with 46.8% of the vote. 79.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Norway
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Labour Party won 74 of 150 seats with 46.8% of the vote; 79.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.7 points on 1957.

  • Labour Party 74 −4 seats 46.8% −1.5 points
  • Conservative Party 29 0 seats 19.3% +2.5 points
  • Christian Democratic Party 15 +3 seats 9.3% −0.9 points
  • Liberal Party 14 −1 seat 8.2% −1.4 points
  • Centre Party 16 +1 seat 6.8% −2.8 points
  • Communist Party of Norway 0 −1 seat 2.9% −0.5 points
  • Socialist People's Party 2 2.4%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Norway 1957 parliamentary election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 46.8%

    Share of the vote won by Labour Party

    Labour Party won 74 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +3 seats

    Seats gained by Christian Democratic Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1957. Labour Party lost 4 seats.

  3. 79.1%

    Voter turnout

    Up 0.7 points on 1957.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Labour Party74−446.8−1.5860,526
Conservative Party29019.3+2.5354,369
Christian Democratic Party15+39.3−0.9171,451
Liberal Party14−18.2−1.4132,429
Centre Party16+16.8−2.8125,643
Communist Party of Norway0−12.9−0.553,678
Socialist People's Party22.443,996

± is the change against the Norway 1957 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Labour Party 860,526
  • Conservative Party 354,369
  • Christian Democratic Party 171,451
  • Liberal Party 132,429
  • Centre Party 125,643
  • Communist Party of Norway 53,678
  • Socialist People's Party 43,996

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

79.1% of the 2,340,495 registered voters cast a ballot (1,850,548 ballots), up 0.7 points on 1957. 1,840,225 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour Party46.8% of votes49.3% of seats
  • Conservative Party19.3% of votes19.3% of seats
  • Centre Party6.8% of votes10.7% of seats
  • Christian Democratic Party9.3% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Liberal Party8.2% of votes9.3% of seats
  • Socialist People's Party2.4% of votes1.3% of seats
  • Communist Party of Norway2.9% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.6 by votes and 3.2 by seats; Labour Party led Conservative Party by 27.5 points of the vote.

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