Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1912, with a second round held between 4 and 11 November.[1] The result was a victory for the alliance of the Liberal Party and the Labour Democrats, which won 76 of the 123 seats in the Storting.
Endorsements
National daily newspapers
Newspaper | Party endorsed |
Aftenposten | | Conservative Party[2] |
Results
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/1912_Storting.svg/360px-1912_Storting.svg.png) |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Liberal Party | 195,526 | 39.99 | 70 | +24 |
| Labour Democrats | 6 | +4 |
| Conservative Party | 162,074 | 33.15 | 20 | –21 |
| Free-minded Liberal Party | 4 | –19 |
| Labour Party | 128,455 | 26.27 | 23 | +12 |
| Riksmål Party | 1,033 | 0.21 | 0 | New |
| Teetotaler Party | 884 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Left Party | 528 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Church Party | 367 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
Wild votes | 36 | 0.01 | – | – |
Total | 488,903 | 100.00 | 123 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 488,903 | 98.74 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 6,254 | 1.26 | |
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Total votes | 495,157 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 809,582 | 61.16 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ "Aftenposten". Aftenposten. 21 October 1912.