Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1993.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 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.
Voter turnout was 76%, the lowest in a national election since the 1927 elections. The prospect of European Union membership was a key issue in the election campaign.
Contesting parties
Name Ideology Position Leader 1989 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracyPro-Europeanism Centre-left Gro Harlem Brundtland 34.2% H Conservative PartyHøyre ConservatismPro-Europeanism Centre-right Kaci Kullmann Five 22.2% FrP Progress PartyFremskrittspartiet Classical liberalismPro-Europeanism Right-wing Carl I. Hagen 13.0% SV Socialist Left PartySosialistisk Venstreparti Democratic socialismHard-Euroscepticism Left-wingErik Solheim 10.0% KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracyEuroscepticism Centre to centre-right Kjell Magne Bondevik 8.4% Sp Centre PartySenterpartiet AgrarianismHard-Euroscepticism Centre Anne Enger Lahnstein 6.4% V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalismEuroscepticism Centre Odd Einar Dørum 3.2% F Future for Finnmark Folkeaksjonen Framtid for Finnmark Social democracy Anders John Aune 0.3%
Campaign Slogans 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:
Debates 1993 Norwegian general election debates Date Time Organizers Present Invitee Non-invitee ApHFrpSvKrFSpVRRefs 00:00 NRKPThorbjørn Jagland, Gro Harlem BrundtlandPKaci Kullmann FivePCarl I. HagenPErik SolheimPKjell Magne BondevikPAnne Enger LahnsteinPOdd Einar DørumP Aksel Nærstad
Results
Voter demographics 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
Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonApSpHSVKrFFrpVRVAkershus14514112Aust-Agder4211Buskerud84121Finnmark4211Hedmark84211Hordaland155321211Møre og Romsdal104312Nord-Trøndelag6321Nordland1253121Oppland7421Oslo17615221Østfold841111Rogaland11322121Sogn og Fjordane5221Sør-Trøndelag1042211Telemark8311111Troms62211Vest-Agder52111Vestfold73121Total16567322813131011Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk
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