1930 Norwegian parliamentary election explained

Country:Norway
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1927 Norwegian parliamentary election
Previous Year:1927
Next Election:1933 Norwegian parliamentary election
Next Year:1933
Seats For Election:All 150 seats in the Storting
Majority Seats:76
Election Date:20 October 1930
Image1:Torp.PNG
Leader1:Oscar Torp
Party1:Labour Party (Norway)
Last Election1:36.8%, 59 seats
Seats1:47
Seat Change1:12
Popular Vote1:374,854
Percentage1:31.4%
Leader2:C. J. Hambro
Party2:Conservative Party (Norway)
Last Election2:24.0%, 29 seats
Seats2:39
Seat Change2:10
Popular Vote2:327,731 (H+FV)
Percentage2:27.4% (H+FV)
Image3:Johan Ludwig Mowinckel.jpg
Leader3:Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Party3:Liberal Party (Norway)
Last Election3:17.3%, 30 seats
Seats3:33
Seat Change3:3
Popular Vote3:241,355
Percentage3:20.2%
Image4:Jens Hundseid.jpeg
Leader4:Jens Hundseid
Party4:Farmers' Party (Norway)
Last Election4:14.9%, 26 seats
Seats4:25
Seat Change4:1
Popular Vote4:190,220
Percentage4:15.9%
Image5:Anton Wilhelm Brøgger.jpg
Leader5:Anton Wilhelm Brøgger
Party5:Free-minded Liberal Party
Seats5:5
Seat Change5:3
Percentage5:2.6%/—
Image6:Alf Mjøen.jpg
Party6:Radical People's Party (Norway)
Last Election6:1.3%, 1 seat
Seats6:1
Popular Vote6:9,228
Percentage6:0.8%
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Before Party:Liberal Party (Norway)
After Election:Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
After Party:Liberal Party (Norway)

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 20 October 1930.[1] The Labour Party won the most seats (47 of the 150 seats) in the Storting.[2]

During the election, the Labour Party advocated for socialist policies whereas the Conservative, Liberal and Agrarian parties ran in opposition to the Labour Party.

Endorsements

National daily newspapers

NewspaperParty endorsed
Finnmarkspostenbgcolor=Conservative Party[3]
bgcolor=Free-minded Liberal Party
Vestfinnmark Arbeiderbladbgcolor=Labour Party[4]
Folketankenbgcolor=Liberal Party[5]
Østerdal Arbeiderbladbgcolor=Labour Party[6]
Folkeviljenbgcolor=Labour Party[7]

Results

Seat distribution

ConstituencyTotal
seats
Seats won
ApHFVVBRF
Akershus7331
Aust-Agder41111
Bergen5221
Buskerud5211
Finnmark3111
Hedmark7412
Hordaland81142
Market towns of Akershus and Østfold422
Market towns of Buskerud3121
Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland312
Market towns of Møre311
Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark4211
Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag514
Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder5221
Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland7223
Market towns of Vestfold413
Møre71142
Nord-Trøndelag5212
Nordland82321
Oppland6231
Oslo734
Østfold6312
Rogaland5122
Sogn og Fjordane5122
Sør-Trøndelag62121
Telemark5221
Troms52111
Vest-Agder4121
Vestfold4121
Total150474433251
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Arneson. Ben A.. 1931. Norway Moves Toward the Right. American Political Science Review. en. 25. 1. 152–157. 10.2307/1946579. 1946579 . 146458203 . 0003-0554.
  3. News: 17 October 1930 . Finnmarksposten konservativt blad for vestfinmarken . no . Finnmarksposten .
  4. News: 15 October 1930 . Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad . no . Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad .
  5. News: 20 October 1930 . Folketanken (Risør) . no . 1 . Folketanken (Risør) .
  6. News: 18 October 1930 . Østerdal Arbeiderblad . no . 1 . Østerdal Arbeiderblad .
  7. Web site: Nasjonalbiblioteket .