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1985 Norwegian parliamentary election 
Summary
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 and 9 September 1985.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 71 of the 157 seats. It was the first election since 1885 in which the Liberal Party failed to win a seat.
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All 157 seats in the Storting 79 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 84% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Contesting parties edit
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | 1981 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||
| Ap | Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet |
Social democracy | Centre-left | Gro Harlem Brundtland | 37.2% | 66 / 155
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| H | Conservative Party Høyre |
Conservatism | Centre-right | Erling Norvik | 31.7% | 53 / 155
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| KrF | Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti |
Christian democracy | Centre to centre-right | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 8.9% | 15 / 155
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| SV | Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti |
Democratic socialism | Left-wing | Theo Koritzinsky | 4.9% | 4 / 155
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| FrP | Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet |
Classical liberalism | Right-wing | Carl I. Hagen | 4.4% | 4 / 155
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| Sp | Centre Party Senterpartiet |
Agrarianism | Centre | Johan J. Jakobsen | 4.2% | 6 / 155
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| V | Liberal Party Venstre |
Social liberalism | Centre | Arne Fjørtoft | 3.2% | 2 / 155
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Campaign edit
Slogans edit
| Party | Original slogan | English translation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ny vekst for Norge | ||
| Conservative Party | |||
| Centre Party | |||
| Christian Democratic Party | La livet leve | ||
| Liberal Party | |||
| Progress Party | Vi vil gjøre noe med det! | ||
| Sources: [2][3][4] | |||
Debates edit
| 1985 Norwegian general election debates | |||||||||||||
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| Date | Organizers | P Present I Invitee N Non-invitee | |||||||||||
| Ap | H | KrF | Sv | Frp | Sp | V | Rv | Dlp | NKP | Refs | |||
| 9 October 1984 | NRK | P Gro Harlem Brundtland |
P Kåre Willoch |
N Kjell Magne Bondevik |
N Hanna Kvanmo |
N Carl I. Hagen |
N Johan J. Jakobsen |
N Odd Einar Dørum |
N Jorunn Gulbrandsen |
N Halfdan Hegtun |
N Hans Ingemann Kleven |
[5] | |
| 6 September 1985 | NRK | P Einar Førde, Gro Harlem Brundtland |
P Kåre Willoch, Kaci Kullmann Five |
P Kjell Magne Bondevik |
P Hanna Kvanmo |
P Carl I. Hagen |
P Johan J. Jakobsen |
P Odd Einar Dørum |
P Jorunn Gulbrandsen |
P Halfdan Hegtun |
P Hans Ingemann Kleven |
[6] | |
Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Labour Party | 1,061,712 | 40.81 | 71 | +5 | |
| Conservative Party | 791,537 | 30.42 | 50 | –3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 214,969 | 8.26 | 16 | +1 | |
| Centre Party | 171,770 | 6.60 | 12 | +1 | |
| Socialist Left Party | 141,950 | 5.46 | 6 | +2 | |
| Progress Party | 96,797 | 3.72 | 2 | –2 | |
| Liberal Party | 81,202 | 3.12 | 0 | –2 | |
| Red Electoral Alliance | 14,818 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal People's Party | 12,958 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pensioners' Party | 7,846 | 0.30 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party | 4,245 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
| Sunnmøre List | 2,013 | 0.08 | 0 | New | |
| Freely Elected Representatives | 0 | 0 | |||
| Society Party | 0 | New | |||
| Non-Partisan List | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 2,601,817 | 100.00 | 157 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 2,601,817 | 99.86 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,619 | 0.14 | |||
| Total votes | 2,605,436 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,100,479 | 84.03 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
Voter demographics edit
| Cohort | Percentage of cohort voting for | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ap | H | KrF | Sp | Sv | FrP | V | Others | |
| Total vote | 40.8% | 30.4% | 8.3% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 3.12% | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Females | 43.4% | 27.6% | 10.7% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | |
| Males | 38.4% | 33% | 6% | 7.6% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 3.2% | |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–30 years old | 34.4% | 33.9% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 7.6% | 4.5% | |
| 30-59 years old | 40.5% | 32% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 5.3% | 3% | 3.6% | |
| 60 years old and older | 47.3% | 24.1% | 12.6% | 8.8% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 0.7% | |
| Work | ||||||||
| low income | 44.6% | 23.3% | 9.3% | 8.4% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 2.9% | |
| Average income | 45.5% | 26.6% | 8.3% | 6% | 6.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | |
| High income | 28.6% | 46.5% | 6.1% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 3.7% | |
| Education | ||||||||
| Primary school | 60.2% | 16.3% | 7.4% | 7% | 4.4% | 3% | 1.1% | |
| High school | 38.2% | 33.6% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 2.4% | |
| University/college | 14.8% | 44.7% | 9.3% | 5.8% | 9.6% | 2.6% | 8.7% | |
| Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research[7] | ||||||||
Seat distribution edit
| Constituency | Total seats |
Seats won | |||||
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| Ap | H | KrF | Sp | SV | Frp | ||
| Akershus | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Aust-Agder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Buskerud | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Finnmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Hedmark | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hordaland | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Nord-Trøndelag | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Nordland | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Oppland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Oslo | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Østfold | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Rogaland | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sogn og Fjordane | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sør-Trøndelag | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Telemark | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Troms | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Vest-Agder | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Vestfold | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 157 | 71 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk | |||||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ "Historiske slagord og plakater". Arbeiderpartiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Nordstrand Østre Aker Blad, fredag 6. september 1985". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Tvedestrandsposten, onsdag 15. juni 1983". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Duell mellom Gro Harlem Brundtland og Kåre Willoch. Del 1". 9 October 1984.
- ^ "Partilederdebatten, Partilederne i valgkampinnspurten foran Stortingsvalget 1985. Temaene for kvelden er: Økonomi, næringsliv og sysselsetting, helse- og velferd, utenriks- og sikkerhet". 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning". Retrieved 16 February 2024.