1912 Norwegian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1912, with a second round held between 4 and 11 November.[1] The result was a victory for the alliance of the Liberal Party and the Labour Democrats, which won 76 of the 123 seats in the Storting.
21 October 1912 (first round)
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Endorsements
National daily newspapers
| Newspaper | Party endorsed | |
|---|---|---|
| Aftenposten | Conservative Party[2] | |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 195,526 | 39.99 | 70 | +24 | |
| Labour Democrats | 6 | +4 | |||
| Conservative Party | 162,074 | 33.15 | 20 | –21 | |
| Free-minded Liberal Party | 4 | –19 | |||
| Labour Party | 128,455 | 26.27 | 23 | +12 | |
| Riksmål Party | 1,033 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
| Teetotaler Party | 884 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Left Party | 528 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Church Party | 367 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wild votes | 36 | 0.01 | – | – | |
| Total | 488,903 | 100.00 | 123 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 488,903 | 98.74 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,254 | 1.26 | |||
| Total votes | 495,157 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 809,582 | 61.16 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||