All 150 seats in the Storting 76 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Einar Gerhardsen
John Lyng
Per Borten
Party
Labour
Conservative
Centre
Last election
78 seats, 48.3%
29 seats, 21.7%
15 seats, 9.9%
Seats won
74
29
16
Seat change
4
0
1
Popular vote
860,526
373,778[b]
201,465[a]
Percentage
46.8%
20.4%[b]
10.9%[a]
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Einar Hareide
Bent Røiseland
Knut Løfsnes
Party
Christian Democratic
Liberal
Socialist People's
Last election
12 seats, 10.2%
15 seats, 10.5%
New
Seats won
15
14
2
Seat change
3
1
2
Popular vote
190,860[b]
208,251[a]
43,996
Percentage
10.4%[b]
11.3%[a]
2.4%
Results by county
Prime Minister before election
Einar Gerhardsen
Labour
Prime Minister after election
Einar Gerhardsen
Labour
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 September 1961.[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Although it lost the absolute majority it had held since 1945, the Labour Party was able to continue in government.
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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