1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1965.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 68 of the 150 seats. However, the four non-socialist parties succeeded in winning a majority between them and forming a government. Per Borten, the leader of the Centre Party, became prime minister.

Contesting parties

Name Ideology Position Leader 1961 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Einar Gerhardsen 46.7% H Conservative PartyHøyre Conservatism Centre-rightJohn Lyng 19.2% KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Einar Hareide 9.3% V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism CentreGunnar Garbo 7.2% Sp Centre PartySenterpartiet Agrarianism Centre Per Borten 6.8% NKP Communist Party of NorwayNorges Kommunistiske Parti Communism Far-leftReidar T. Larsen 2.9% SF Socialist People's PartySosialistisk Folkeparti Socialism Left-wing to Far-leftKnut Løfsnes 2.3%

Campaign Slogans Party Original slogan English translation Labour Party"Nye muligheter - Nye mål""New opportunities - New goals" Conservative Party"På parti med fremtiden""On the side of the future" Liberal Party Farmer's PartyChristian Democratic Party Communist Party of Norway Sources:

National daily newspaper endorsements NewspaperParty endorsedSør-TrøndelagLiberal Party

Results

Voter demographics Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for Ap H V Sp KrF SF Others Total vote 43.1% 21.4% 10.9% 10.1% 8.9% 6.0% Gender Females 44.1% 22.3% 11% 8.7% 9.5% 3.9% Males 43.9% 19.1% 9.7% 10.3% 6.5% 8.2% Age 18–30 years old 39.9% 22.3% 10.1% 10.1% 7.6% 9.2% 30-59 years old 46.2% 19.8% 10.9% 8.9% 6.1% 6.9% 60 years old and older 40.9% 22% 9% 11% 13% 1.7% Work low income 43.4% 13.3% 9.2% 15.3% 12.9% 4.2% Average income 53.8% 12.9% 10.5% 7.3% 5.8% 7.7% High income 36.3% 34.2% 12.1% 5.1% 4.7% 6.8%Education Primary school 59.5% 7.2% 7.6% 8.9% 7.1% 7.2% High school 38.1% 24.2% 11.9% 11.2% 8.7% 5.3% University/college 13.1% 53.7% 13.7% 5.1% 8% 5.1% Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research

Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonApHVSpKrFSFAkershus73211Aust-Agder4211Bergen52111Buskerud7421Finnmark431Hedmark8512Hordaland1032212Møre og Romsdal1031222Nord-Trøndelag6312Nordland12621111Oppland7412Oslo136511Østfold84211Rogaland1032212Sogn og Fjordane511111Sør-Trøndelag1052111Telemark63111Troms63111Vest-Agder52111Vestfold73211Total15068311818132Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

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