1985 Norwegian parliamentary election

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.

1985 Norwegian parliamentary election

← 1981 8 and 9 September 1985 1989 →

All 157 seats in the Storting
79 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gro Harlem Brundtland Erling Norvik Kjell Magne Bondevik
Party Labour Conservative Christian Democratic
Last election 37.2%, 66 seats 35.3%, 53 seats 12.5%, 15 seats
Seats won 71 50 16
Seat change Increase5 Decrease3 Increase1
Popular vote 1,061,712 791,537 214,969
Percentage 40.8% 30.4% 8.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Johan J. Jakobsen Theo Koritzinsky Carl I. Hagen
Party Centre Socialist Left Progress
Last election 7.8%, 11 seats 4.9%, 4 seats 4.5%, 4 seats
Seats won 12 6 2
Seat change Increase1 Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 171,770 141,950 96,797
Percentage 6.6% 5.5% 3.7%

Results by county

Prime Minister before election

Kåre Willoch
Conservative

Prime Minister after election

Kåre Willoch
Conservative

Contesting parties

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Name Ideology Position Leader 1981 result
Votes (%) Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet
Social democracy Centre-left Gro Harlem Brundtland 37.2%
66 / 155
H Conservative Party
Høyre
Conservatism Centre-right Erling Norvik 31.7%
53 / 155
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti
Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Kjell Magne Bondevik 8.9%
15 / 155
SV Socialist Left Party
Sosialistisk Venstreparti
Democratic socialism Left-wing Theo Koritzinsky 4.9%
4 / 155
FrP Progress Party
Fremskrittspartiet
Classical liberalism Right-wing Carl I. Hagen 4.4%
4 / 155
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet
Agrarianism Centre Johan J. Jakobsen 4.2%
6 / 155
V Liberal Party
Venstre
Social liberalism Centre Arne Fjørtoft 3.2%
2 / 155

Campaign

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Slogans

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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

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1985 Norwegian general election debates
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 FørdeGro 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

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party1,061,71240.8171+5
Conservative Party791,53730.4250–3
Christian Democratic Party214,9698.2616+1
Centre Party171,7706.6012+1
Socialist Left Party141,9505.466+2
Progress Party96,7973.722–2
Liberal Party81,2023.120–2
Red Electoral Alliance14,8180.5700
Liberal People's Party12,9580.5000
Pensioners' Party7,8460.300New
Communist Party4,2450.160New
Sunnmøre List2,0130.080New
Freely Elected Representatives00
Society Party0New
Non-Partisan List0New
Total2,601,817100.00157+2
Valid votes2,601,81799.86
Invalid/blank votes3,6190.14
Total votes2,605,436100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,100,47984.03
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

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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

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Constituency Total
seats
Seats won
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

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ "Historiske slagord og plakater". Arbeiderpartiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ "Nordstrand Østre Aker Blad, fredag 6. september 1985". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  4. ^ "Tvedestrandsposten, onsdag 15. juni 1983". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  5. ^ "Duell mellom Gro Harlem Brundtland og Kåre Willoch. Del 1". 9 October 1984.
  6. ^ "Partilederdebatten, Partilederne i valgkampinnspurten foran Stortingsvalget 1985. Temaene for kvelden er: Økonomi, næringsliv og sysselsetting, helse- og velferd, utenriks- og sikkerhet". 28 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning". Retrieved 16 February 2024.