Norwegian parliamentary election, 1945

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1945

1945
All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 76 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   150x150px Leader Einar Gerhardsen Arthur Nordlie Jacob Worm-Müller Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 70 seats, 42.5% 36 seats, 21.3% 23 seats, 16.0% Seats won 76 25 20 Seat change 6 11 3 Popular vote 609,348 252,608 204,852 Percentage 41.0% 17.0% 13.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   150x150px Leader Adam Egede-Nissen Nils Trædal Nils Lavik Party Communist Farmers' Christian Democratic Last election 0 seats, 0.3% 18 seats, 11.5% 2 seat, 1.3% Seats won 11 10 8 Seat change 11 8 6 Popular vote 176,535 119,362 117,813 Percentage 11.9% 8.0% 7.9%
Prime Minister before election Einar Gerhardsen Labour Prime Minister-designate Einar Gerhardsen Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 October 1945, the first following World War II and the end of the German occupation. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 76 of the 150 seats in the Storting, the first time a party had won a majority since the 1915 elections.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Labour Party	609,348	41.0	76	+6
Conservative Party	252,608	17.0	25	–11
Liberal Party	204,852	13.8	20	–3
Communist Party	176,535	11.9	11	+11
Farmers' Party	119,362	8.0	10	–8
Christian People's Party	117,813	7.9	8	+6
New Norway	1,845	0.1	0	New
Other parties	2,809	0.2	0	–
Wild votes	53	0.0	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	12,969	–	–	–
Total	1,498,194	100	150	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,961,977	76.4	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver