1985 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 and 9 September 1985.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 71 of the 157 seats.

1985 Norwegian parliamentary election

8 and 9 September 1985
All 157 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 79 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gro Harlem Brundtland Erling Norvik Kjell Magne Bondevik Party Labour Conservative Christian Democratic Last election 66 seats, 37.2% 53 seats, 35.3% 15 seats, 12.5% Seats won 71 50 16 Seat change 5 3 1 Popular vote 1,061,712 791,537 214,969 Percentage 40.8% 30.4% 8.3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Johan J. Jakobsen Theo Koritzinsky Carl I. Hagen Party Centre Socialist Left Progress Last election 11 seats, 7.8% 4 seats, 4.9% 4 seats, 4.5% Seats won 12 6 2 Seat change 1 2 2 Popular vote 171,770 141,950 96,797 Percentage 6.6% 5.5% 3.7%
Prime Minister before election Kåre Willoch Conservative Elected Prime Minister Kåre Willoch Conservative

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Labour Party	1,061,712	40.8	71	+5
Conservative Party	791,537	30.4	50	–3
Christian People's Party	214,969	8.3	16	+1
Centre Party	171,770	6.6	12	+1
Socialist Left Party	141,950	5.5	6	+2
Progress Party	96,797	3.7	2	–2
Liberal Party	81,202	3.1	0	–2
Red Electoral Alliance	14,818	0.6	0	0
Liberal People's Party	12,958	0.5	0	0
Pensioners' Party	7,846	0.3	0	New
Communist Party	4,245	0.2	0	New
Sunnmøre List	2,013	0.5	0	New
Freely Elected Representatives			0	0
Society Party			0	New
Non-Partisan List			0	New
Invalid/blank votes	3,619	–	–	–
Total	2,605,436	100	157	+2
Registered voters/turnout	3,100,479	84.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7