1997 Norwegian parliamentary election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Candidate
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Thorbjørn Jagland
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Carl I. Hagen
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Kjell Magne Bondevik
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Party
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Labour
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Progress
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Christian Democratic
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Last election
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36.91%, 67 seats
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6.28%, 10 seats
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7.88%, 13 seats
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Seats won
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65
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25
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25
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Seat change
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2
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15
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12
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Popular vote
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904,362
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395,376
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353,082
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Percentage
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35.00%
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15.30%
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13.66%
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Swing
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1.91pp
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9.02pp
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5.78pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Jan Petersen
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Anne Enger Lahnstein
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Kristin Halvorsen
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Party
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Conservative
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Centre
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Socialist Left
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Last election
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17.04%, 28 seats
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16.74%, 32 seats
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7.91%, 13 seats
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Seats won
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23
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11
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9
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Seat change
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5
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21
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4
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Popular vote
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370,441
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204,824
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155,307
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Percentage
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14.34%
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7.93%
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6.01%
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Swing
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2.69pp
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8.81pp
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1.90pp
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Seventh party
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Eighth party
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Leader
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Lars Sponheim
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Steinar Bastesen
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Party
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Liberal
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Non-Partisan
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Last election
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3.61%, 1 seat
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0.03%, 0 seats
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Seats won
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6
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1
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Seat change
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5
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1
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Popular vote
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115,077
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9,135
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Percentage
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4.45%
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0.36%
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Swing
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0.84pp
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0.33pp
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 14 and 15 September 1997. Prior to the election Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland of the Labour Party had issued the 36.9 ultimatum declaring that the government would step down unless it gained 36.9% of the vote, the percentage gained by the Labour Party in 1993 under Gro Harlem Brundtland. Whilst Labour won a plurality of seats, they were unable to reach Jagland's 36.9% threshold, gaining 35% of the vote.
As a result of this, the Labour government stepped down, being replaced by a centrist coalition of the Christian People's Party, Liberal Party and the Centre Party, with Kjell Magne Bondevik being appointed Prime Minister, and confidence and supply support from the Conservative Party and the right-wing Progress Party.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Labour Party | 904,362 | 35.00 | 65 | –2 |
| Progress Party | 395,376 | 15.30 | 25 | +15 |
| Conservative Party | 370,441 | 14.34 | 23 | –5 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 353,082 | 13.66 | 25 | +12 |
| Centre Party | 204,824 | 7.93 | 11 | –21 |
| Socialist Left Party | 155,307 | 6.01 | 9 | –4 |
| Liberal Party | 115,077 | 4.45 | 6 | +5 |
| Red Electoral Alliance | 43,252 | 1.67 | 0 | –1 |
| Pensioners' Party | 16,031 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Partisan Deputies | 9,195 | 0.36 | 1 | +1 |
| Environment Party The Greens | 5,884 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatherland Party | 3,805 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Law Party | 2,207 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist Party | 1,979 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Conservative Party | 1,386 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| New Future Coalition Party | 491 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| White Electoral Alliance | 463 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Justice Party | 281 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Liberal People's Party | 258 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Children–Elderly | 246 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Society Party | 214 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2,584,161 | 100.00 | 165 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 2,584,161 | 99.63 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 9,508 | 0.37 | |
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Total votes | 2,593,669 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 3,311,190 | 78.33 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database |
Seat distribution