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1997 election for the Storting
1997 Norwegian parliamentary election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Thorbjørn Jagland
Carl I. Hagen
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland [ 1]
Party
Labour
Progress
Christian Democratic
Last election
36.91%, 67 seats
6.28%, 10 seats
7.88%, 13 seats
Seats won
65
25
25
Seat change
2
15
12
Popular vote
904,362
395,376
353,082
Prozentualer Anteil
35.00%
15.30%
13.66%
Swing
1.91pp
9.02pp
5.78pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Jan Petersen
Anne Enger Lahnstein
Erik Solheim
Party
Conservative
Centre
Socialist Left
Last election
17.04%, 28 seats
16.74%, 32 seats
7.91%, 13 seats
Seats won
23
11
9
Seat change
5
21
4
Popular vote
370,441
204,824
155,307
Prozentualer Anteil
14.34%
7.93%
6.01%
Swing
2.69pp
8.81pp
1.90pp
Seventh party
Eighth party
Leader
Lars Sponheim
Steinar Bastesen
Party
Liberal
Non-Partisan Deputies
Last election
3.61%, 1 seat
-
Seats won
6
1
Seat change
5
New
Popular vote
115,077
9,135
Prozentualer Anteil
4.45%
0.36%
Swing
0.84pp
New
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 14 and 15 September 1997.[ 2] Prior to the election Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland of the Labour Party had issued the 36.9 ultimatum declaring that the government would step down unless it gained 36.9% of the vote, the percentage gained by the Labour Party in 1993 under Gro Harlem Brundtland . Whilst Labour won a plurality of seats, they were unable to reach Jagland's 36.9% threshold, gaining 35% of the vote.
As a result of this, the Labour government stepped down, being replaced by a centrist coalition of the Christian People's Party , Liberal Party and the Centre Party , with Kjell Magne Bondevik being appointed Prime Minister, and confidence and supply support from the Conservative Party and the right-wing Progress Party .
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Labour Party 904,362 35.00 65 –2 Progress Party 395,376 15.30 25 +15 Conservative Party 370,441 14.34 23 –5 Christian Democratic Party 353,082 13.66 25 +12 Centre Party 204,824 7.93 11 –21 Socialist Left Party 155,307 6.01 9 –4 Liberal Party 115,077 4.45 6 +5 Red Electoral Alliance 43,252 1.67 0 –1 Pensioners' Party 16,031 0.62 0 0 Non-Partisan Deputies 9,195 0.36 1 +1 Environment Party The Greens 5,884 0.23 0 0 Fatherland Party 3,805 0.15 0 0 Natural Law Party 2,207 0.09 0 0 Communist Party 1,979 0.08 0 0 Christian Conservative Party 1,386 0.05 0 0 New Future Coalition Party 491 0.02 0 0 White Electoral Alliance 463 0.02 0 New Justice Party 281 0.01 0 New Liberal People's Party 258 0.01 0 0 Children–Elderly 246 0.01 0 New Society Party 214 0.01 0 0 Total 2,584,161 100.00 165 0 Valid votes 2,584,161 99.63 Invalid/blank votes 9,508 0.37 Total votes 2,593,669 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,311,190 78.33 Source: Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database
Seat distribution
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