1965 Norwegian parliamentary election
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{{Infobox election
| country = Norway
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1961 Norwegian parliamentary election
| previous_mps =
| previous_year = 1961
| next_election = 1969 Norwegian parliamentary election
| next_year = 1969
| seats_for_election = All 150 seats in the Storting
| majority_seats = 76
| election_date = 12 and 13 September 1965
| image_size = 130x130px
| image1 = Einar Gerhardsen 1945.jpeg
| leader1 = Einar Gerhardsen
| party1 = Norwegian Labour Party
| last_election1 = 46.8%, 74 seats
| seats1 = 68
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}6
| popular_vote1 = 883,320
| percentage1 = 43.1%
| image2 = John Lyng by Schrøder (1932).JPG
| leader2 = John Lyng
| party2 = Conservative Party (Norway)
| last_election2 = 20.4%, 29 seats
| seats2 = 31
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote2 = 438,412{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}}
| percentage2 = 21.4%{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}}
| image3 = Gunnar_Garbo.jpg
| leader3 = Gunnar Garbo
| party3 = Liberal Party of Norway
| last_election3 = 11.3%, 14 seats
| seats3 = 18
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}4
| popular_vote3 = 222,547{{ref label|reference_name_B|b|b}}
| percentage3 = 10.9%{{ref label|reference_name_B|b|b}}
| image4 = Per Borten (1964, Knudsens fotosenter).jpg
| leader4 = Per Borten
| party4 = Centre Party (Norway)
| last_election4 = 10.9%, 16 seats
| seats4 = 18
| seat_change4 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote4 = 206,415{{ref label|reference_name_B|b|b}}
| percentage4 = 10.1%{{ref label|reference_name_B|b|b}}
| image5 =
| leader5 = Einar Hareide
| party5 = Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
| last_election5 = 10.4%, 15 seats
| seats5 = 13
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}2
| popular_vote5 = 183,131{{ref label|reference_name_B|b|b}}
| percentage5 = 8.9%{{ref label|reference_name_B|b|b}}
| image6 =
| leader6 = Knut Løfsnes
| party6 = Socialist People's Party (Norway)
| last_election6 = 2.4%, 2 seats
| seats6 = 2
| seat_change6 = {{steady}}0
| popular_vote6 = 122,721
| percentage6 = 6.0%
| map_image = 1965 Norwegian parliamentary election results map.svg
| map_caption = Results by constituency
| title = Prime Minister
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = Einar Gerhardsen
| before_party = Norwegian Labour Party
| after_election = Per Borten
| after_party = Centre Party (Norway)
| turnout = 85.4%
}}
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1965.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 68 of the 150 seats. However, the four non-socialist parties succeeded in winning a majority between them and forming a government. Per Borten, the leader of the Centre Party, became prime minister.
Contesting parties
{{see also|List of political parties in Norway}}
class="wikitable" |
rowspan=2 colspan=3 width=225px | Name
! rowspan=2 | Ideology ! rowspan=2 | Position ! rowspan=2 | Leader ! colspan=2 | 1961 result |
---|
Votes (%)
! Seats |
style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|
| align=center | Ap | Labour Party | align=center | 46.7% | {{Composition bar|74|150|{{party color|Labour Party (Norway)}}}} |
style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party of Norway (2020)}}; width:2px;"|
| align=center | H | Conservative Party | align=center | 19.2% | {{Composition bar|28|150|{{party color|Conservative Party of Norway}}}} |
style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | KrF | Christian Democratic Party | Centre to centre-right | align="center" | 9.3% | {{Composition bar|14|150|{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}}} |
style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | V | Liberal Party | Centre | align="center" | 7.2% | {{Composition bar|11|150|{{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}}} |
style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | Sp | Centre Party | Centre | align="center" | 6.8% | {{Composition bar|11|150|{{party color|Centre Party (Norway)}}}} |
style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of Norway}}; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | NKP | Communist Party of Norway | Far-left | align="center" | 2.9% | {{Composition bar|0|155|{{party color|Communist Party of Norway}}}} |
style="background:{{party color|Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | SF | Socialist People's Party | align="center" | 2.3% | {{Composition bar|2|150|{{party color|Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}}} |
Campaign
=Slogans=
= National daily newspaper endorsements=
class="wikitable"
!Newspaper !colspan=2|Party endorsed |
Sør-Trøndelag
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}| |Liberal Party{{Cite web |title=Sør-Trøndelag, torsdag 9. september 1965 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_sortrondelag_null_null_19650909_57_118_1 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=www.nb.no}} |
Results
{{Election results
|image=File:1965 Norwegian Storting.svg
|party1=Labour Party|votes1=883320|seats1=68|sc1=–6
|party2=Conservative Party|votes2=415612|seats2=30|sc2=+2
|party3=Liberal Party|votes3=207834|seats3=18|sc3=+4
|party4=Centre Party|votes4=191702|seats4=17|sc4=+2
|party5=Christian Democratic Party|votes5=160331|seats5=12|sc5=–2
|party6=Socialist People's Party|votes6=122721|seats6=2|sc6=0
|party7=Communist Party|votes7=27996|seats7=0|sc7=0
|party8=Christians–Conservatives{{efn|The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party won two seats, with the parties taking one each.}}|votes8=22800|seats8=2|sc8=–
|party9=Centrists–Liberals{{efn|The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won one seat, taken by the Centre Party.Nohlen & Stöver, pp1459-1460}}|votes9=14713|seats9=1|sc9=–
|party10=Democratic Party|votes10=194|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=Freedom Protectors|votes11=163|seats11=0|sc11=New
|row12=Wild votes|votes12=8
|invalid=8697
|total_sc=0
|electorate=2406866
|source=Nohlen & Stöver
}}
= Voter demographics =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;" | ||||||
rowspan="3"| Cohort
! colspan="7" | Percentage of cohort voting for | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
scope="col" style="width:5em;"| Ap
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | H ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | V ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Sp ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | KrF ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | SF ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Others | ||||||
style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Norway)}}" |
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}}" | ! style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}" | ! style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Norway)}}" | ! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}" | ! style="background:{{party color|Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}" | ! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | ||||||
align=left| Total vote | style="background:#ffccd4;| 43.1% | 21.4% | 10.9% | 10.1%
| 8.9% | 6.0% | |
colspan="8" | Gender | ||||||
align=left| Females | style="background:#ffccd4;| 44.1% | 22.3% | 11% | 8.7%
| 9.5% | 3.9% | |
align=left| Males | style="background:#ffccd4;| 43.9% | 19.1% | 9.7% | 10.3%
| 6.5% | 8.2% | |
colspan="8" | Age | ||||||
align=left| 18–30 years old | style="background:#ffccd4;| 39.9% | 22.3% | 10.1% | 10.1%
| 7.6% | 9.2% | |
align=left| 30-59 years old | style="background:#ffccd4;| 46.2% | 19.8% | 10.9% | 8.9%
| 6.1% | 6.9% | |
align=left| 60 years old and older | style="background:#ffccd4;| 40.9% | 22% | 9% | 11%
| 13% | 1.7% | |
colspan="8" | Work | ||||||
align=left| low income | style="background:#ffccd4;| 43.4% | 13.3% | 9.2% | 15.3%
| 12.9% | 4.2% | |
align=left| Average income | style="background:#ffccd4;| 53.8% | 12.9% | 10.5% | 7.3%
| 5.8% | 7.7% | |
align=left| High income | style="background:#ffccd4;| 36.3% | 34.2% | 12.1% | 5.1%
| 4.7% | 6.8% | |
colspan="8" |Education | ||||||
align=left| Primary school | style="background:#ffccd4;| 59.5% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 8.9%
| 7.1% | 7.2% | |
align=left| High school | style="background:#ffccd4;| 38.1% | 24.2% | 11.9% | 11.2%
| 8.7% | 5.3% | |
align=left| University/college | 13.1% | style="background:#cce4ff;| 53.7% | 13.7% | 5.1%
| 8% | 5.1% | |
colspan="11! | | ||||||
align=left colspan="8" | Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research{{Cite web|url=https://www.samfunnsforskning.no/valg/partiene/krf.html|title=Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning|accessdate=16 February 2024}} |
= Seat distribution =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 0.9em;"
! rowspan="3" |Constituency ! rowspan="3" |Total ! colspan="6" |Seats won |
class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |Ap
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |H ! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |V ! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |Sp ! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |KrF ! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |SF |
---|
style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Norway)}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}};" | ! style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}};" | ! style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Norway)}};" | ! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}};" | ! style="background:{{party color|Socialist People's Party (Norway)}};" | |
style="text-align: left;" |Akershus
!7 |3 |2 |1 |1 | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Aust-Agder
!4 |2 |1 |1 | | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Bergen
!5 |2 |1 |1 | |1 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Buskerud
!7 |4 |2 | |1 | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Finnmark
!4 |3 |1 | | | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Hedmark
!8 |5 |1 | |2 | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Hordaland
!10 |3 |2 |2 |1 |2 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Møre og Romsdal
!10 |3 |1 |2 |2 |2 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Nord-Trøndelag
!6 |3 | |1 |2 | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Nordland
!12 |6 |2 |1 |1 |1 |1 |
style="text-align: left;" |Oppland
!7 |4 |1 | |2 | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Oslo
!13 |6 |5 |1 | | |1 |
style="text-align: left;" |Østfold
!8 |4 |2 | |1 |1 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Rogaland
!10 |3 |2 |2 |1 |2 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Sogn og Fjordane
!5 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Sør-Trøndelag
!10 |5 |2 |1 |1 |1 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Telemark
!6 |3 |1 |1 | |1 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Troms
!6 |3 |1 |1 |1 | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Vest-Agder
!5 |2 |1 |1 | |1 | |
style="text-align: left;" |Vestfold
!7 |3 |2 |1 |1 | | |
style="text-align: left;" |Total
!150 !68 !31 !18 !18 !13 !2 |
align=left colspan="8" |Source: [https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a134.pdf Norges Offisielle Statistikk] |
Notes
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References
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Category:General elections in Norway