1969 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 and 8 September 1969.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 Although the Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 74 of the 150 seats, the coalition of right-of-centre parties won 76 seats and retained power. The closeness of the result and fears of the two blocs winning an equal number of seats led to the number of seats being increased to an odd number for the next elections.

Contesting parties

Name Ideology Position Leader 1965 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Trygve Bratteli 43.1% H Conservative PartyHøyre Conservatism Centre-rightJohn Lyng 20.3% V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism CentreGunnar Garbo 10.1% Sp Centre PartySenterpartiet Agrarianism Centre John Austrheim 9.3% KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Lars Korvald 7.8% SF Socialist People's PartySosialistisk Folkeparti Socialism Left-wing to Far-leftTorolv Solheim 5.9% NKP Communist Party of NorwayNorges Kommunistiske Parti Communism Far-leftReidar T. Larsen 1.3%

Campaign Slogans

Party Original slogan English translation Labour Party"Trygghet i fellesskapet""Safety in the community" Conservative Party"Et samfunn i samarbeide""A society working together" Liberal Party Centre Party"Bestem med senterpartiet""Decide with the center party"Christian Democratic Party Communist Party of Norway Sources:

Debates 1969 Norwegian general election debates Date Time Organizers Present   Invitee  Non-invitee ApHVSpKrFSFNKPRefs 19:00-22:00 NRKPTrygve Bratteli, Reiulf SteenPSvenn StrayPBent RøiselandPPer Borten, John AustrheimPLars KorvaldPFinn GustavsenPReidar T. Larsen

Results

Voter demographics Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for Ap H Sp KrF V SF Others Total vote 46.5% 22.7% 12.9% 11.7% 9.4% 3.39% Gender Females 48.8% 18.7% 8.2% 11.4% 10% 2.5% Males 48.2% 20.5% 10.4% 5.3% 9.6% 4.5% Age 18–30 years old 48.2% 23.9% 6.9% 4.9% 8.5% 6.9% 30-59 years old 50.2% 18.5% 9.9% 6.4% 10.8% 3.2% 60 years old and older 44.8% 19.4% 10% 14.8% 8.5% 1.5% Work low income 49.8% 12.5% 15% 11.2% 8% 2.6% Average income 56.7% 9.7% 10.1% 8.5% 9.7% 4.3% High income 38.1% 35.9% 4.9% 5.9% 11% 3.2%Education Primary school 67.2% 7.4% 8.3% 7.4% 6.2% 2.4% High school 44.7% 19.3% 11.8% 8.8% 10% 4.4% University/college 15.2% 50.5% 3.9% 7.8% 18.1% 3.4% Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research

Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonApHSpKrFVAkershus73211Aust-Agder4211Bergen52111Buskerud7421Finnmark431Hedmark8512Hordaland1042121Møre og Romsdal1031222Nord-Trøndelag6321Nordland1262211Oppland752Oslo136511Østfold85111Rogaland1042121Sogn og Fjordane52111Sør-Trøndelag105221Telemark63111Troms63111Vest-Agder52111Vestfold7421Total1507429201413Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

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