1981 Norwegian parliamentary election

1981 Norwegian parliamentary election

← 1977 13 and 14 September 1981 1985 →
All 155 seats in the Storting 78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	82%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gro Harlem Brundtland Jo Benkow Kåre Kristiansen Party Labour Conservative Christian Democratic Last election 42.3%, 76 seats 24.5%, 41 seats 9.7%, 22 seats Seats won 66 53 15 Seat change 10 12 7 Popular vote 914,749 780,372 219,179 Percentage 37.2% 31.7% 8.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Johan J. Jakobsen Berge Furre Carl I. Hagen Party Centre Socialist Left Progress Last election 8.0%, 12 seats 4.2%, 2 seats 1.9%, 0 seats Seats won 11 4 4 Seat change 1 2 4 Popular vote 103,753 121,561 109,564 Percentage 4.2% 4.9% 4.5%   Seventh party   Leader Hans Hammond Rossbach Party Liberal Last election 2.4%, 2 seats Seats won 2 Seat change Popular vote 79,064 Percentage 3.2%
Results by county
Prime Minister before election Gro Harlem Brundtland Labour Prime Minister after election Kåre Willoch Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 and 14 September 1981.^[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 66 of the 155 seats. The Conservative Party made the strongest gains and formed a government on its own. In 1983 a majority coalition government with the Christian People's Party and the Centre Party was established.