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1927 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 150 seats in the Storting 76 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Oscar Torp Johan Ludwig Mowinckel C. J. Hambro Party Labour Liberal Conservative Last election 18.44%, 24 seats 18.58%, 34 seats 32.53%, 43 seats Seats won 59 30 29 Seat change 35 4 14 Popular vote 368,106 172,568 240,091 (H+FV) Percentage 36.84% 17.27% 24.03% (H+FV)   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Erik Enge Peder Furubotn P. A. Holm Party Farmers' Communist Free-minded Liberal Last election 13.52%, 22 seats 6.10%, 6 seats 11 seats with H Seats won 26 3 2 Seat change 4 3 9 Popular vote 149,026 40,075 With H Percentage 14.91% 4.01% –
Prime Minister before election Ivar Lykke Conservative Prime Minister after election Ivar Lykke Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 17 October 1927. The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 59 of the 150 seats in the Storting. However, the subsequent government was headed by Ivar Lykke of the Conservative Party.

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Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Labour Party	368,106	36.84	59	+35
	Conservative Party	240,091	24.03	29	–14
	Free-minded Liberal Party			1	–
	Liberal Party	172,568	17.27	30	–4
	Farmers' Party	149,026	14.91	26	+4
	Communist Party	40,075	4.01	3	–3
	Free-minded Liberal Party	14,439	1.44	1	–
	Radical People's Party	13,459	1.35	1	–1
	National Legion	1,210	0.12	0	–
	Fishermen and the Liberal People's Party	308	0.03	0	–
Wild votes		15	0.00	–	–
Total		999,297	100.00	150	0
Valid votes		999,297	98.88
Invalid/blank votes		11,328	1.12
Total votes		1,010,625	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,484,409	68.08
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Seat distribution

See also

• 1927 Conservative Party national convention

Notes

1. ^ The Conservative Party and the Free-minded Liberal Party continued their alliance, but in some constituencies the Free-minded Liberal Party ran separate lists. It won one seat on the joint lists and one seat on a separate list.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Knaplund, Paul (1928). "Norwegian Elections of 1927 and the Labor Government". American Political Science Review. 22 (2): 413–416. doi:10.2307/1945479. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1945479. S2CID 147621396.
3. Arneson, Ben A. (1931). "Norway Moves Toward the Right". American Political Science Review. 25 (1): 152–157. doi:10.2307/1946579. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1946579. S2CID 146458203.
4. "Nordland". Nordland (in Norwegian). 12 October 1927. p. 1.
5. "Tiden". Tiden (in Norwegian). 15 October 1927. p. 1.
6. "Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad". Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 17 October 1927. p. 1.
7. "Aftenposten". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 17 October 1927. p. 1.
8. Nohlen & Stöver, p1450
9. Nohlen & Stöver, p1458

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