Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 2001.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 The governing Labour Party lost seats and their vote share was the worst they had ever obtained in a post-war election. Although they still won a plurality of votes and seats, they were unable to form a government. Instead, a centre-right coalition of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party was formed, led by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of the Christian Democratic Party, with confidence and supply support from the Progress Party.
Contesting parties
Name Ideology Position Leader 1997 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Thorbjørn Jagland 35.0% FrP Progress PartyFremskrittspartiet Conservative liberalism Right-wing Carl I. Hagen 15.3% H Conservative PartyHøyre Conservatism Centre-right Jan Petersen 14.3% KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Kjell Magne Bondevik 13.6% Sp Centre PartySenterpartiet Agrarianism Centre Odd Roger Enoksen 7.9% SV Socialist Left PartySosialistisk Venstreparti Democratic socialism Left-wing Kristin Halvorsen 6.0% V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism Centre Lars Sponheim 4.4% Kp Coastal PartyKystpartiet Northern-regionalism Centre to centre-right Steinar Bastesen new
Campaign Slogans Party Original slogan English translation Labour Party"Hvis velferd er viktigst""If welfare is the most important" Progress Party"For folk flest""For most people"Christian Democratic Party"Varmere samfunn""Warmer society" Conservative Party"Ny kurs. Nye muligheter""New course, new opportunities" Centre Party"Ta Norge i bruk""Use Norway" Socialist Left Party"Barn og unge først""Children and young people first" Liberal Party"Du er sjefen""You’re the boss" Red Electoral Alliance"Opprørsvalg""Riot election (rebellion)" Sources:
Opinion polls Polls are indicated by share of votes in percentage, or by seats indicated by brackets. The Progress Party saw the most surprising changes in support, having achieved as high as 34.7% in September 2000, and in 2001 almost closing down to 10% at the lowest. The Labour Party and Conservative Party also varied greatly in support in the years before the election. Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize RV SV Ap Sp V KrF H FrP Others Lead 2001 election 9–10 September 2001 – 1.2 12.5 24.3 5.6 3.9 12.4 21.2 14.6 4.3 3.1Norsk Gallup September 2001 – – 15.0 25.5 4.5 2.5 11.0 25.5 11.5 – TieAC Nielsen NorgeSeptember 2001– 1.2 12.2 24.9 5.0 3.4 14.8 21.7 13.5 3.3 3.2MMI September 2001 – 1.1 12.0 26.2 4.7 3.8 11.7 22.9 14.0 3.5 3.3Norsk Gallup 27 Aug-2 Sep 2000 993 – 14.0 26.5 6.0 2.5 11.0 23.5 12.0 – 3.0MMI 18 Aug 2001 – 0.9 8.9 26.4 5.0 2.9 13.2 26.6 14.2 1.8 0.2MMI June 2001 – 1.0 7.7 24.0 6.2 1.9 12.7 30.9 14.0 1.7 6.9Norsk Gallup April 2001 – – 10.0 31.0 5.0 4.0 13.5 20.5 11.0 3.5 10.5Din Mening/Norsk Statistikk March 2001 – 1.5 9.7 30.4 7.6 3.8 14.4 18.4 13.7– 12.0Norsk Gallup March 2001 – – 10.0 29.0 5.5 3.5 9.0 22.0 17.5 1.5 7.0 February 2001 – 1.3 7.1 30.6 7.1 3.4 13.0 17.8 18.5 – 12.1Norsk Gallup 12 May 2000 – – 7.5 27.5 5.5 2.5 13.0 17.5 23.5 – 4.0Norsk Gallup Nov 2000 – – 10.0 24.5 5.0 3.5 11.5 17.0 27.0 – 2.5Opinion 13 Oct 2000 – – – 22.7 4.4 2.7 12.8 16.0 29.8 – 7.1AC Nielsen 29 Sep 2000 – – 8.0 25.5 4.9 3.3 10.8 10.6 34.7–9.2Norsk Gallup 5 Sep 2000 – 2.0 9.0 24.0 6.0 3.0 12.0 17.5 28.0 –4.0Nationen Aug 2000 – – 7.8 22.1 6.6 3.5 16.4 14.9 24.8–2.7Opinion 25 Aug 2000 – – 9.9 27.2 – 4.5 11.8 15.4 22.5 –4.7Norsk Gallup August 2000 – 2.5 8.5 29.0 6.5 2.5 11.0 19.0 22.5 –6.5Nationen July 2000–– 8.3 29.2 6.9 2.3 13.5 14.4 23.2 –6.0MMI 5-8 Jun 2000 902 0.8 6.7 32.8 5.8 2.9 12.8 17.9 19.4 1.013.4MMI May 2000 – 1.7 7.7 38.8 4.9 3.5 13.0 12.3 16.7 1.5 22.1 1997 election 15 Sep 1997 – 1.7 6.0 35.0 7.9 4.5 13.7 14.3 15.3 1.6 2.4
Results
Voter demographics Cohort Percentage of cohort voting for Ap H FrP Sv KrF Sp V Others Total vote 24.29% 21.21% 14.64% 12.55% 12.41% 5.56% 3.91% Gender Females 26.2% 19% 10.9% 15.4% 5.5% 5.5% 3.4% Males 22.5% 23.2% 18.3% 9.8% 5.7% 5.7% 4.4% Age 18–30 years old 16.2% 22.4% 14.5% 21.2% 9.1% 3.7% 3.7% 30-59 years old 25.1% 23.2% 12.6% 13.3% 11.6% 5.6% 4.2% 60 years old and older 27.2% 15.7% 19.6% 5.4% 16.4% 6.4% 3.4% Work low income 23.6% 13.8% 17% 14.4% 15.4% 6.7% 2.8% Average income 22.8% 20.7% 14.8% 12.9% 12.7% 6.3% 3.6% High income 26.5% 29.2% 10.8% 11% 9.7% 3.7% 5.5% Education Primary school 27.7% 12.3% 24.5% 7.5% 12.3% 5.9% 1.6% High school 24.7% 21.9% 15% 11.4% 13.1% 6.6% 2.6% University/college 22.1% 24.1% 7.8% 17.9% 11.3% 3.4% 8.3% Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research
Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonBy partyBy coalitionApHFrPSVKrFSpVKPAkershus1535321196Aust-Agder4111131Buskerud72211143Finnmark421113Hedmark831111135Hordaland173432311116Møre og Romsdal1022212164Nord-Trøndelag62111124Nordland12322211166Oppland73111125Oslo1645231197Østfold82221153Rogaland1123212174Sogn og Fjordane51111123Sør-Trøndelag1032121146Telemark62111133Troms62111133Vest-Agder512241Vestfold82221153Total165433826232210218976Source: Statistics Norway
References
Further reading
External links Storting Election 2001 - Labour's worst election in 77 years from Statistics Norway Results by district Psephos