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.
Contesting parties
Name Ideology Position Leader 1936 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Einar Gerhardsen42.5% H Conservative PartyHøyre Conservatism Centre-rightArthur Nordlie 21.3% V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism CentreJacob Worm-Müller 16.0% Bp Farmer's PartyBondepartiet Agrarianism Centre Nils Trædal 11.5% KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Nils Lavik 1.3%
Results
Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonApHVKBKrFAkershus73211Aust-Agder4211Bergen52111Buskerud5311Finnmark321Hedmark74111Hordaland83122Market townsof Akershus and Østfold4211Market towns of Buskerud321Market towns ofHedmark and Oppland321Market towns of Møre og Romsdal321Market towns ofNordland, Troms and Finnmark4211Market towns ofSør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag5311Market towns ofTelemark and Aust-Agder52111Market towns ofVest-Agder and Rogaland7412Market towns of Vestfold422Møre og Romsdal72212Nord-Trøndelag5311Nordland84211Oppland6312Oslo7421Østfold63111Rogaland52111Sogn og Fjordane5221Sør-Trøndelag63111Telemark5311Troms541Vest-Agder4121Vestfold422Total15076252011108Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk
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