2001 Norwegian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 2001.[1] The governing Labour Party lost seats and their vote share was the worst they had ever obtained in a post-war election. Although they still won a plurality of votes and seats, they were unable to form a government. Instead, a centre-right coalition of the Conservative Party, the Christian People's Party and Liberal Party was formed, led by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of the Christian Democratic Party, with confidence and supply support from the Progress Party.
Contents
1 Opinion polls
2 Results
3 References
4 Further reading
5 External links
Opinion polls
Polls are indicated by share of votes in percentage, or by seats indicated by brackets. The Progress Party saw the most surprising changes in support, having achieved as high as 34.7% in September 2000, and in 2001 almost closing down to 10% at the lowest. The Labour Party and Conservative Party also varied greatly in support in the years before the election.
| Polling Firm | Date | Source | Ap | H | FrP | KrF | SV | Sp | V | RV | Kp | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMI | 2000-05 | [1] | 38.8% | 12.3% | 16.7% | 13.0% | 7.7% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1.7% | n/a | 1.5% |
| MMI | 2000-06-10 | [2] | 32.8% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 12.8% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 2.9% | 0.8% | n/a | 1.0% |
| Nationen | 2000-07 | [3] | 29.2% | 14.4% | 23.2% | 13.5% | 8.3% | 6.9% | 2.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2000-08 | [4] | 29.0% | 19.0% | 22.5% | 11.0% | 8.5% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | n/a | n/a |
| Opinion | 2000-08-25 | [5] | 27.2% | 15.4% | 22.5% | 11.8% | 9.9% | n/a | 4.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nationen | 2000-08-30 | [6] | 22.1% | 14.9% | 24.8% | 16.4% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 3.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2000-09-05 | [7] | 24.0% | 17.5% | 28.0% | 12.0% | 9.0% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | n/a | n/a |
| AC Nielsen | 2000-09-29 | [8] | 25.5% | 10.6% | 34.7% | 10.8% | 8.0% | 4.9% | 3.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Opinion | 2000-10-13 | [9] | 22.7% | 16.0% | 29.8% | 12.8% | n/a | 4.4% | 2.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2000-11 | [10] | 24.5% | 17.0% | 27.0% | 11.5% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 3.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2000-12-05 | [11] | 27.5% | 17.5% | 23.5% | 13.0% | 7.5% | 5.5% | 2.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Din Mening/Norsk Statistikk | 2001-02 | [12] | 30.6% | 17.8% | 18.5% | 13.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 3.4% | 1.3% | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2001-03 | [13] | 29.0% | 22.0% | 17.5% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 5.5% | 3.5% | n/a | n/a | 1.5% |
| Din Mening/Norsk Statistikk | 2001-03-27 | [14] | 30.4% | 18.4% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 9.7% | 7.6% | 3.8% | 1.5% | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2001-04-06 | [15] | 31.0% | 20.5% | 11.0% | 13.5% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | n/a | n/a | 3.5% |
| MMI | 2001-06 | [16] | 24.0% | 30.9% | 14.0% | 12.7% | 7.7% | 6.2% | 1.9% | 1.0% | n/a | 1.7% |
| MMI | 2001-08-16 | [17] | 26.4% | 26.6% | 14.2% | 13.2% | 8.9% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 0.9% | n/a | 1.8% |
| Norsk Gallup | 2001-09-04 | [18] | 26.5% | 23.5% | 12.0% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 6.0% | 2.5% | n/a | (2) | n/a |
| MMI | 2001-09-07 | [19] | 26.2% | 22.9% | 14.0% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | n/a | 3.5% |
| AC Nielsen Norge | 2001-09-07 | [20] | 24.9% | 21.7% | 13.5% | 14.8% | 12.2% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 1.2% | n/a | 3.3% |
| Norsk Gallup | 2001-09-07 | [21] | 25.5% | 25.5% | 11.5% | 11.0% | 15% | 4.5% | 2.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Results
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Labour Party | 612,632 | 24.3 | 43 | –22 |
| Conservative Party | 534,852 | 21.2 | 38 | +15 |
| Progress Party | 369,236 | 14.6 | 26 | +1 |
| Socialist Left Party | 316,397 | 12.5 | 23 | +14 |
| Christian People's Party | 312,839 | 12.4 | 22 | –3 |
| Centre Party | 140,287 | 5.6 | 10 | –1 |
| Liberal Party | 98,486 | 3.9 | 2 | –4 |
| Coastal Party | 44,010 | 1.7 | 1 | New |
| Red Electoral Alliance | 30,015 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| The Political Party | 19,457 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Pensioners' Party | 17,940 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Unity Party | 6,742 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Environment Party The Greens | 3,785 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatherland Party | 2,353 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist Party | 1,726 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norwegian People's Party | 1,609 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Non-Partisan Coastal and Rural District Party | 1,052 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 351 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Natural Law Party | 269 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal People's Party | 166 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| County lists | 7,616 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,956 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,535,776 | 100 | 165 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,359,433 | 75.5 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database | ||||
References
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Further reading
Madeley, John T. S. (April 2002). "Outside the Whale: Norway's Storting Election of 10 September 2001". West European Politics. 25 (2): 212–222. doi:10.1080/713869592.
External links
Storting Election 2001 - Labour's worst election in 77 years from Statistics Norway
Detailed results (in Norwegian)
Results by district from Adam Carr's Election Archive
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