1989 Norwegian parliamentary election
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All 165 seats in the Storting
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gro Harlem Brundtland Jan P. Syse Carl I. Hagen
Party Labour Conservative Progress
Last election 40.81%, 71 seats 30.42%, 50 seats 3.72%, 2 seats
Seats won 63 37 22
Seat change Decrease8 Decrease13 Increase20
Popular vote 907,393 588,682 345,185
Percentage 34.27% 22.23% 13.04%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Erik Solheim Kjell Magne Bondevik Johan J. Jakobsen
Party Socialist Left Christian Democratic Centre
Last election 5.46%, 6 seats 8.26%, 16 seats 6.60%, 12 seats
Seats won 17 14 11
Seat change Increase11 Decrease2 Decrease1
Popular vote 266,782 224,852 171,269
Percentage 10.08% 8.49% 6.47%
  Seventh party
 
Leader Anders John Aune
Party Future for Finnmark
Last election –
Seats won 1
Seat change New
Popular vote 8,817
Percentage 0.33%
Results by county
Prime Minister before election

Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Jan P. Syse
Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 and 11 September 1989.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 63 of the 165 seats.

The non-socialist parties gained a majority, and Jan P. Syse became prime minister of a coalition minority cabinet consisting of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party, and the Centre Party. This cabinet was disbanded a year later after the Centre Party broke with the Conservatives over the Norwegian EU membership issue. Gro Harlem Brundtland became prime minister in 1990, forming a minority Labour government until the 1993 election four years later.

Political parties

See also: List of political parties in Norway
Name Ideology Position Leader 1985 result
Votes (%) Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet 		Social democracy Centre-left Gro Harlem Brundtland 40.8%
71 / 167
H Conservative Party
Høyre 		Conservatism Centre-right Jan P. Syse 30.4%
50 / 167
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti 		Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Kjell Magne Bondevik 8.2%
16 / 167
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet 		Agrarianism Centre Johan J. Jakobsen 6.6%
12 / 167
SV Socialist Left Party
Sosialistisk Venstreparti 		Democratic socialism Left-wing Erik Solheim 5.4%
6 / 167
FrP Progress Party
Fremskrittspartiet 		Classical liberalism Right-wing Carl I. Hagen 3.7%
2 / 167
V Liberal Party
Venstre 		Social liberalism Centre Arne Fjørtoft 3.1%
0 / 167

Campaign

Slogans

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

1989 Norwegian general election debates
Date Organiser  P  Present    I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
Ap H KrF Sp Sv Frp V Ms Mdg Refs
21 August 1989 NRK P
Gro Harlem Brundtland 		N
Jan P. Syse 		N
Kjell Magne Bondevik 		N
Johan J. Jakobsen 		N
Erik Solheim 		P
Carl I. Hagen 		N
Arne Fjørtoft 		N
Einar Edvardsen 		N
Birte Simonsen 		[5]
31 August 1989 NRK N
Gro Harlem Brundtland 		N
Jan P. Syse 		P
Kjell Magne Bondevik 		N
Johan J. Jakobsen 		N
Erik Solheim 		P
Carl I. Hagen 		N
Arne Fjørtoft 		N
Einar Edvardsen 		N
Birte Simonsen 		[6]
6 September 1989 NRK P
Gro Harlem Brundtland 		P
Jan P. Syse 		N
Kjell Magne Bondevik 		N
Johan J. Jakobsen 		N
Erik Solheim 		N
Carl I. Hagen 		N
Arne Fjørtoft 		N
Einar Edvardsen 		N
Birte Simonsen 		[7]
8 September 1989 NRK P
Gunnar Berge, Gro Harlem Brundtland 		P
Jan P. Syse 		P
Kjell Magne Bondevik 		P
Johan J. Jakobsen 		P
Erik Solheim 		P
Carl I. Hagen 		P
Arne Fjørtoft 		P
Einar Edvardsen 		P
Birte Simonsen 		[8]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party907,39334.2763–8
Conservative Party588,68222.2337–13
Progress Party345,18513.0422+20
Socialist Left Party266,78210.0817+11
Christian Democratic Party224,8528.4914–2
Centre Party171,2696.4711–1
Liberal Party84,7403.2000
County Lists for Environment and Solidarity22,1390.840New
Environment Party The Greens10,1360.380New
Stop the Immigration8,9630.340New
Future for Finnmark8,8170.331New
Pensioners' Party7,8630.3000
Liberals – Europe Party4700.020New
Common Future3130.010New
Total2,647,604100.00165+8
Valid votes2,647,60499.79
Invalid/blank votes5,5690.21
Total votes2,653,173100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,190,31183.16
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for
Ap H FrP Sv KrF Sp V Others
Total vote 34.27% 22.23% 13.04% 10.08% 8.49% 6.47% 3.20%
Gender
Females 35.1% 22.2% 9.9% 11.6% 9.7% 6.6% 2.6%
Males 33.4% 22.2% 16.1% 8.6% 7.3% 6.3% 3.8%
Age
18–30 years old 24.1% 26.1% 21.4% 12.9% 4.2% 4.2% 4%
30-59 years old 36% 22% 10.2% 11.4% 7.3% 7.2% 3.3%
60 years old and older 41.5% 18.4% 10.4% 3.5% 16.2% 7.2% 2%
Work
low income 35% 17.5% 16.6% 9.5% 10.1% 5.3% 2.7%
Average income 36.9% 18% 13.9% 10.7% 8.9% 7.4% 2.7%
High income 28.1% 34.7% 9.1% 10.4% 5.5% 4.2% 4.9%
Education
Primary school 52.6% 11.4% 11.2% 6.2% 8.7% 6.8% 1.4%
High school 33% 21.6% 15.6% 9.6% 7.5% 7.7% 3%
University/college 14.8% 37.3% 8.1% 16.4% 10.9% 2.5% 6.1%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research[9]

Seat distribution

Constituency Total
seats 		Seats won
Ap H Frp SV KrF Sp FfF
Akershus 15 4 5 3 2 1
Aust-Agder 4 1 1 1 1
Buskerud 7 4 2 1
Finnmark 4 2 1 1
Hedmark 8 5 1 1 1
Hordaland 16 5 4 3 1 2 1
Møre og Romsdal 10 3 2 1 1 2 1
Nord-Trøndelag 6 3 1 1 1
Nordland 12 5 2 1 2 1 1
Oppland 7 4 1 1 1
Oslo 16 5 5 3 2 1
Østfold 9 3 2 1 1 1 1
Rogaland 12 3 3 2 1 2 1
Sogn og Fjordane 5 2 1 1 1
Sør-Trøndelag 10 4 2 1 1 1 1
Telemark 6 2 1 1 1 1
Troms 6 3 1 1 1
Vest-Agder 5 2 1 1 1
Vestfold 7 3 2 1 1
Total 165 63 37 22 17 14 11 1
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

References

  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. ^ https://tv.nrk.no/se?v=FNYH70001089&t=1893s
  6. ^ https://tv.nrk.no/se?v=FNYH70001889&t=1993s
  7. ^ https://tv.nrk.no/serie/stortingsvalget-tv/1989/FNYH70002289
  8. ^ "Partilederdebatten foran Stortingsvalget 1989. Temaer for kvelden: Regjeringsspørsmålet, økonomi og arbeidsledighet, velferdstaten, helse- og sosialpolitikk og miljø". NRK TV (in Norwegian). 8 September 1989.
  9. ^ "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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