1949 Norwegian parliamentary election

1949 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 76 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Einar Gerhardsen Arthur Nordlie Jacob Worm-Müller Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 76 seats, 42.5% 25 seats, 17.0% 20 seats, 13.8% Seats won 85 23 21 Seat change 9 2 1 Popular vote 803,471 360,961[a][b] 290,919[a][c][d] Percentage 45.7% 20.5%[a][b] 16.5%[a][c][d]   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Einar Frogner Nils Lavik Party Farmers' Christian Democratic Last election 10 seats, 8.0% 8 seats, 7.9% Seats won 12 9 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 188,997[a][b][c] 151,402[d] Percentage 10.8%[a][b][c] 8.1%[d]
Results by county
Prime Minister before election Einar Gerhardsen Labour Prime Minister after election Einar Gerhardsen Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 October 1949.^[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 85 of the 150 seats in the Storting.