1993 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1993.[1] It was the first European election where the two largest parties fielded a female leadership candidate, and the first election in history where all the largest three parties fielded female leadership candidates. The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 67 of the 165 seats.

1993 Norwegian parliamentary election

← 1989 12 and 13 September 1993 1997 →

All 165 seats in the Storting
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Gro Harlem Brundtland Anne Enger Lahnstein Kaci Kullmann Five
Party Labour Centre Conservative
Last election 34.27%, 63 seats 6.47%, 11 seats 22.23%, 37 seats
Seats won 67 32 28
Seat change Increase4 Increase21 Decrease9
Popular vote 908,724 412,187 419,373
Percentage 36.91% 16.74% 17.03%
Swing Increase 2.64pp Increase 10.27pp Decrease 5.19pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Erik Solheim Kjell Magne Bondevik Carl I. Hagen
Party Socialist Left Christian Democratic Progress
Last election 10.08%, 17 seats 8.49%, 14 seats 13.04%, 22 seats
Seats won 13 13 10
Seat change Decrease4 Decrease1 Decrease12
Popular vote 194,633 193,885 154,497
Percentage 7.91% 7.88% 6.28%
Swing Decrease 2.17pp Decrease 0.61pp Decrease 6.76pp

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Odd Einar Dørum Aksel Nærstad
Party Liberal Red
Last election 3.20%, 0 seats 0.84%, 0 seats[a]
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase 1
Popular vote 88,985 26,360
Percentage 3.61% 1.07%
Swing Increase 0.41pp Increase 0.23pp

Results by county

Prime Minister before election

Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Gro Harlem Brundtland
Labour

Voter turnout was 76% , the lowest in a national election since the 1927 elections.[2] The prospect of European Union membership was a key issue in the election campaign.[2]

Contesting parties

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Name Ideology Position Leader 1989 result
Votes (%) Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet
Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Centre-left Gro Harlem Brundtland 34.2%
63 / 165
H Conservative Party
Høyre
Conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
Centre-right Kaci Kullmann Five 22.2%
37 / 165
FrP Progress Party
Fremskrittspartiet
Classical liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Right-wing Carl I. Hagen 13.0%
22 / 165
SV Socialist Left Party
Sosialistisk Venstreparti
Democratic socialism
Hard-Euroscepticism
Left-wing Erik Solheim 10.0%
17 / 165
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti
Christian democracy
Euroscepticism
Centre to centre-right Kjell Magne Bondevik 8.4%
14 / 165
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet
Agrarianism
Hard-Euroscepticism
Centre Anne Enger Lahnstein 6.4%
11 / 165
V Liberal Party
Venstre
Social liberalism
Euroscepticism
Centre Odd Einar Dørum 3.2%
0 / 165
F Future for Finnmark
Folkeaksjonen Framtid for Finnmark
Social democracy Anders John Aune 0.3%
1 / 165

Campaign

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Slogans

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Party Original slogan English translation
Labour Party «Partiet til venstre der hjerte banker» «The party to the left where the heart beats»
Conservative Party «Vi vil føre en solidarisk politikk for å skape arbeidsplasser, et miljø og leve i og rettferdig fordeling» «We will drive a solidaric policy to create jobs, an environment to live in and fair distribution»
Progress Party «Fremtiden skapes, den vedtas ikke» «The future is created, it’s not passed (as in a law passed)»
Socialist Left Party «Verdiskaping, valgfrihet og internasjonalt samarbeid» «Creation of values, freedom of choice and international cooperation»
Christian Democratic Party «Gjenreis respekten for livets ukrenkelighet i alle livets faser» « restore respect for the inviolability of life in all phases of life»
Centre Party «Nei til EF, forsvar grunnloven» «No to EC (European Community, later European Union), defend the constitution»
Liberal party «Tillit til dem som skaper jobbene» «Trust to those who create the jobs»
Sources: [3][4]

Debates

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1993 Norwegian general election debates
Date Time Organizers  P  Present    I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
Ap H Frp Sv KrF Sp V R Refs
10 Sep 00:00 NRK P
Thorbjørn JaglandGro Harlem Brundtland
P
Kaci Kullmann Five
P
Carl I. Hagen
P
Erik Solheim
P
Kjell Magne Bondevik
P
Anne Enger Lahnstein
P
Odd Einar Dørum
P
Aksel Nærstad
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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party908,72436.9167+4
Conservative Party419,37317.0328–9
Centre Party412,18716.7432+21
Socialist Left Party194,6337.9113–4
Christian Democratic Party193,8857.8813–1
Progress Party154,4976.2810–12
Liberal Party88,9853.611+1
Red Electoral Alliance26,3601.071+1
Pensioners' Party25,8351.0500
Fatherland Party11,6940.470New
New Future Coalition Party8,7770.360New
Environment Party The Greens3,0540.1200
Christian Conservative Party1,9740.080New
Stop the Immigration1,9520.080New
Natural Law Party1,8530.080New
Freedom Party against the EF Union7740.030New
Liberal People's Party7250.030New
Common Future5480.020New
Communist Party3610.0100
Society Party950.000New
Common List against Foreign Immigration5,6630.230New
Christian Unity Party0New
Political Alternative Hordaland0New
Pensioners' Party–Common Future0
Total2,461,949100.001650
Valid votes2,461,94999.57
Invalid/blank votes10,6020.43
Total votes2,472,551100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,259,95775.85
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database

Voter demographics

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Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for
Ap H Sp Sv KrF FrP V Others
Total vote 36.91% 17.03% 16.74% 7.91% 7.88% 6.28% 3.61%
Gender
Females 37.3% 14.4% 17.1% 9.5% 9.3% 4.4% 4.3%
Males 36.6% 19.4% 16.5% 6.5% 6.6% 7.9% 2.9%
Age
18–30 years old 32.5% 15.8% 17.7% 11.9% 4.7% 9.2% 3.4%
30-59 years old 38.1% 18.3% 16.1% 8.5% 6.4% 5.4% 4%
60 years old and older 38.5% 15.3% 17.2% 2.4% 14.5% 5.5% 2.9%
Work
Low income 35% 11.1% 21.6% 9.1% 9.7% 5.1% 2.7%
Average income 45.1% 11.9% 16.9% 7.1% 8.8% 4.8% 2.9%
High income 33.8% 27.5% 11.3% 7.9% 5.5% 6.7% 4.8%
Education
Primary school 47.8% 7.4% 20.8% 4.4% 7.4% 5.7% 2.5%
High school 36.6% 14.9% 19.1% 8.5% 7.3% 7.4% 3%
University/college 29.6% 28.1% 9.4% 9.7% 9.2% 4.7% 5.5%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research[6]

Seat distribution

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Constituency Total
seats
Seats won
Ap Sp H SV KrF Frp V RV
Akershus 14 5 1 4 1 1 2
Aust-Agder 4 2 1 1
Buskerud 8 4 1 2 1
Finnmark 4 2 1 1
Hedmark 8 4 2 1 1
Hordaland 15 5 3 2 1 2 1 1
Møre og Romsdal 10 4 3 1 2
Nord-Trøndelag 6 3 2 1
Nordland 12 5 3 1 2 1
Oppland 7 4 2 1
Oslo 17 6 1 5 2 2 1
Østfold 8 4 1 1 1 1
Rogaland 11 3 2 2 1 2 1
Sogn og Fjordane 5 2 2 1
Sør-Trøndelag 10 4 2 2 1 1
Telemark 8 3 1 1 1 1 1
Troms 6 2 2 1 1
Vest-Agder 5 2 1 1 1
Vestfold 7 3 1 2 1
Total 165 67 32 28 13 13 10 1 1
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Aardal, Bernt (1994). "The 1994 Storting Election: Volatile Voters Opposing the European Union". Scandinavian Political Studies. 17 (2): 171–180. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1994.tb00055.x. ISSN 0080-6757.
  3. ^ "Historiske slagord og plakater". Arbeiderpartiet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "Bergensavisen, mandag 13. september 1993". Bergensavisen. September 13, 1993. pp. 6–7.
  5. ^ "Partilederdebatt". 15 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Kristelig Folkeparti - Valgforskning". Retrieved 16 February 2024.