1918 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1918, with a second round between 4 and 11 November.^[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 51 of the 123 seats in the Storting. Despite receiving the most votes, the Labour Party won just 18 seats, a loss of one seat compared with the 1915 elections.

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1918 Norwegian parliamentary election

← 1915 21 October 1918 (first round) 4–11 November 1918 (second round) 1921 â†’
All 126 seats in the Storting 64 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gunnar Knudsen Jens Bratlie Kyrre Grepp Party Liberal Conservative Labour Last election 33.07%, 74 seats 28.98%, 20 seats 32.07%, 19 seats Seats won 51 40 18 Seat change 23 20 1 Popular vote 187,657 201,325 (H+FV) 209,560 Percentage 28.32% 30.39% (H+FV) 31.63%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Bernt Holtsmark Johan Castberg Party Free-minded Liberal Agrarian Labour Democrats Last election 1 seat with H 1.03%, 1 seat 4.15%, 6 seats Seats won 10 3 3 Seat change 9 2 3 Popular vote Alliance with H 30,925 21,980 Percentage — 4.67% 3.32%
Prime Minister before election Gunnar Knudsen Liberal Prime Minister after election Gunnar Knudsen Liberal

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