Bergen (Storting Constituency)
Bergen was a multi-member constituency of the Storting, the national legislature of Norway. The constituency was merged into the Hordaland constituency in 1973 after the city of Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ... lost its county status in 1972. Members References {{Bergen-stub Bergen Storting constituencies Former electoral districts of Norway ...
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Storting
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen multi-seat constituencies. A member of Stortinget is known in Norwegian as a ''stortingsrepresentant'', literally "Storting representative". The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General. Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form of "qualified unicameralism", in which it divided its membership into two internal chambers making Norway a de facto bicameral parlia ...
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1969 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 and 8 September 1969.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 Although the Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 74 of the 150 seats, the coalition of right-of-centre parties won 76 seats and retained power. The closeness of the result and fears of the two blocs winning an equal number of seats led to the number of seats being increased to an odd number for the next elections. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1960s elections in Norway Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ... 1969 in Norway September 1969 events in Europe ...
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1921 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 24 October 1921.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 This was the first election to use proportional representation, which replaced previous two-round system.John G. Grumm (1958"Theories of Electoral Systems" ''Midwest Journal of Political Science'', volume 2, number 4, pp357–376 The result was a victory for the Conservative Party-Free-minded Liberal Party alliance, which won 57 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Results Seat distribution References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1920s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1924 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1924.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The result was a victory for the Conservative Party-Liberal Left Party alliance, which won 54 of the 150 seats in the Storting. To date, this is the last election in which the Labour Party did not receive the most votes or the most seats in the Storting of participating parties. Results Seat distribution References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1920s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1927 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 17 October 1927.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party emergeed as the largest party, winning 59 of the 150 seats in the Storting. However, the subsequent government was headed by Ivar Lykke of the Conservative Party. Results Seat distribution See also *1927 Conservative Party national convention Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1920s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1930 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 20 October 1930.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party won the most seats (47 of the 150 seats) in the Storting. During the election, the Labour Party advocated for socialist policies whereas the Conservative, Liberal and Agrarian parties ran in opposition to the Labour Party. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1930s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1933 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 16 October 1933.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 69 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1930s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1936 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 19 October 1936,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 the last before World War II and the German invasion of Norway. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 70 of the 150 seats in the Storting. During the election campaign, the conservative and liberal parties ran on the slogan "A free people in a free Norway." They argued that a Labour Party victory would lead to terrorism, dictatorship, and Marxism. A prominent controversial topic during the election campaign was the decision of the Labour government to allow Leon Trotsky to take up a domicile in Norway in 1935. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1930s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western ...
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1945 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 October 1945,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 the first following World War II and the end of the German occupation. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 76 of the 150 seats in the Storting, the first time a party had won a majority since the 1915 elections. Results Seat distribution References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1940s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1949 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
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. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1940s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1953 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 October 1953.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 77 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1950s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1957 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 October 1957.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 78 of the 150 seats in the Storting. As a result, the Gerhardsen government continued in office. This was the last time a single party won a majority of seats on its own in a Norwegian election. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1950s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...