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1930 Norwegian parliamentary election
All 150 seats in the Storting; 76 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; Johan Ludwig Mowinckel; Liberal	Prime Minister after election ; Johan Ludwig Mowinckel; Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 20 October 1930.^[1] The Labour Party won the most seats (47 of the 150 seats) in the Storting.^[2]

During the election, the Labour Party advocated for socialist policies whereas the Conservative, Liberal and Agrarian parties ran in opposition to the Labour Party.^[2]

Endorsements

National daily newspapers

Newspaper	Party endorsed
Finnmarksposten		Conservative Party^[3]
Finnmarksposten		Free-minded Liberal Party
Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad		Labour Party^[4]
Folketanken		Liberal Party^[5]
Østerdal Arbeiderblad		Labour Party^[6]
Folkeviljen		Labour Party^[7]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Labour Party	374,854	31.37	47	–12
	Conservative Party^[a]	327,731	27.43	39	+10
	Free-minded Liberal Party^[a]	327,731	27.43	2	+1
	Liberal Party	241,355	20.20	33	+3
	Farmers' Party	190,220	15.92	25	–1
	Free-minded Liberal Party^[a]	31,003	2.59	3	+2
	Communist Party	20,351	1.70	0	–3
	Radical People's Party	9,228	0.77	1	0
Wild votes		13	0.00	–	–
Total		1,194,755	100.00	150	0

Valid votes		1,194,755	99.39
Invalid/blank votes		7,346	0.61
Total votes		1,202,101	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,550,077	77.55
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total seats	Seats won
		Ap	H–FV	V	B	RF

Akershus	7	3	3		1
Aust-Agder	4	1	1	1	1
Bergen	5	2	2	1
Buskerud	5	2	1		1
Finnmark	3	1	1	1
Hedmark	7	4	1		2
Hordaland	8	1	1	4	2
Market towns of Akershus and Østfold	4	2	2
Market towns of Buskerud	3	1	2	1
Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland	3	1	2
Market towns of Møre	3	1		1
Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark	4	2	1	1
Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag	5	1	4
Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder	5	2	2	1
Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland	7	2	2	3
Market towns of Vestfold	4	1	3
Møre	7	1	1	4	2
Nord-Trøndelag	5	2		1	2
Nordland	8	2	3	2	1
Oppland	6	2			3	1
Oslo	7	3	4
Østfold	6	3	1		2
Rogaland	5		1	2	2
Sogn og Fjordane	5		1	2	2
Sør-Trøndelag	6	2	1	2	1
Telemark	5	2		2	1
Troms	5	2	1	1	1
Vest-Agder	4		1	2	1
Vestfold	4	1	2	1
Total	150	47	44	33	25	1
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c The Conservative Party and the Free-minded Liberal Party continued their alliance, but in some constituencies the Free-minded Liberal Party ran separate lists.^[8]

References

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ ^a ^b Arneson, Ben A. (1931). "Norway Moves Toward the Right". American Political Science Review. 25 (1): 152–157. doi:10.2307/1946579. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1946579. S2CID 146458203.
^ "Finnmarksposten konservativt blad for vestfinmarken". Finnmarksposten (in Norwegian). 17 October 1930.
^ "Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad". Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 15 October 1930.
^ "Folketanken (Risør)". Folketanken (Risør) (in Norwegian). 20 October 1930. p. 1.
^ "Østerdal Arbeiderblad". Østerdal Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 18 October 1930. p. 1.
^ "Nasjonalbiblioteket".
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1450