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Encyclopedia > Norwegian parliamentary election, 1997
This article is part of the
Politics of Norway series.

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1997 · 2001 · 2005 Elections in Norway gives information on election and election results in Norway. ... A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 9 September 1985. ... A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 11 September 1989. ... Results of the general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, held on September 13, 1993. ... Results of the general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, held on September 10, 2001. ... A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, is scheduled for September 12, 2005. ...

A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 15 September 1997. The Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland, won a plurality of seats but was unable to form a government, and was replaced by a coalition of the Christian People's Party, Liberal Left and Centre Party under Kjell Magne Bondevik. The Storting main building The Storting, or Stortinget, (the Great Assembly), is the parliament of Norway, and is located in Oslo. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Det norske Arbeiderparti - The Norwegian Labour Party The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, DNA or Arbeiderpartiet, AP) is a social democratic political party in Norway. ... This is a list of Viceroys (Rigsstatholder) and Prime Ministers (statsminister) of Norway. ... Thorbjørn Jagland Thorbjørn Jagland (born November 5, 1950) is a Norwegian politician. ... The Christian Democratic Party of Norway (Kristelig Folkeparti or KrF, litteraly Christian Peoples Party), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1933. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Norwegian political parties | Liberal parties ... The Centre Party (Senterpartiet) is a Norwegian political party founded in 1920. ... Kjell Magne Bondevik (born September 3, 1947) is a Norwegian lutheran minister and politician. ...


Results

Party Vote Seats
% ± total ±
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 35.0 −1.9 65 −2
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 15.3 +9.0 25 +15
Christian People's Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 13.7 +5.8 25 +12
Conservative Party (Høyre) 14.3 −2.7 23 −5
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7.9 −8.8 11 −21
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 6.0 −1.9 9 −4
Liberal Left (Venstre) 4.5 +0.8 6 +5
Others 3.3 1¹
Total 100% 165

¹This seat was won by a cross-political list, which in 1999 gathered to form The Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) Det norske Arbeiderparti - The Norwegian Labour Party The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, DNA or Arbeiderpartiet, AP) is a social democratic political party in Norway. ... The Progress Party is a right-wing political party of Norway. ... The Christian Democratic Party of Norway (Kristelig Folkeparti or KrF, litteraly Christian Peoples Party), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1933. ... Høyre - Norwegian Conservative Party The Conservative Party (norwegian Høyre, H, meaning right) is a Norwegian party. ... The Centre Party (Senterpartiet) is a Norwegian political party founded in 1920. ... The Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti or SV), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1975. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Norwegian political parties | Liberal parties ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Coastal Party (Kystpartiet), is a Norwegian political party. ...


External links

  • Results by district from Adam Carr's Election Archive


Preceded by:
1993		 Elections in Norway Followed by:
2001


Results of the general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, held on September 13, 1993. ... Elections in Norway gives information on election and election results in Norway. ... Results of the general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, held on September 10, 2001. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Norway Elects New Government (Norway - the official site in the United States) (926 words)
In the 2001 election the voter turnout was 75,1 percent.
Elections to municipal and county councils are conducted at the same time and are held midway in the electoral term of the Storting.
Norwegian public servants who are employed in the diplomatic corps or the consular service and members of their household are entitled to vote even if they do not satisfy the residence criterion.
Elections in Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (717 words)
In Norway, elections are held every second year, alternating between elections for the Parliament and local elections, both of which are held on a 4-yearly basis.
The last election was the 2005 parliamentary election, on 12 September this year.
Norwegian referendum on the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway, 1905
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