Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 October 1949.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 85 of the 150 seats in the Storting.
Contesting parties
Name Ideology Position Leader 1945 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Einar Gerhardsen41.0% H Conservative PartyHøyre Conservatism Centre-rightArthur Nordlie 17.0% V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism CentreJacob Worm-Müller 13.8% NKP Communist Party of NorwayNorges Kommunistiske Parti Communism Far-leftEmil Løvlien 11.9% Bp Farmer's PartyBondepartiet Agrarianism Centre Einar Frogner 8.0% KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Nils Lavik 7.9%
Endorsements Newspaper Party endorsed Conservative Party
Results
Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonApHVBKrFAkershus7421Aust-Agder431Bergen5311Buskerud5311Finnmark33Hedmark7511Hordaland83122Market townsof Akershus and Østfold431Market towns of Buskerud321Market towns ofHedmark and Oppland321Market towns of Møre og Romsdal321Market towns ofNordland, Troms and Finnmark4211Market towns ofSør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag532Market towns ofTelemark and Aust-Agder5311Market towns ofVest-Agder and Rogaland7412Market towns of Vestfold422Møre og Romsdal7223Nord-Trøndelag5311Nordland85111Oppland642Oslo743Østfold6321Rogaland52111Sogn og Fjordane5221Sør-Trøndelag63111Telemark5311Troms541Vest-Agder4121Vestfold4211Total150852321129Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk
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