1921 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 24 October 1921.^[1] This was the first election to use proportional representation, which replaced previous two-round system.^[2] The result was a victory for the Conservative Party-Free-minded Liberal Party alliance, which won 57 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

1921 Norwegian parliamentary election

← 1918 24 October 1921 1924 →
All 150 seats in the Storting 76 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Otto Bahr Halvorsen Gunnar Knudsen Kyrre Grepp Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 30.39%, 40 seats 28.32%. 51 seats 31.63%, 18 seats Seats won 42 37 29 Seat change 2 14 11 Popular vote 301,372 (H+FV) 181,989 192,616 Percentage 33.31% (H+FV) 20.12% 21.29%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kristoffer Høgset Bernt Holtsmark Party Farmers' Free-minded Liberal Social Democratic Labour Last election 4.67%, 3 seats 10 seats with H Seats won 17 15 8 Seat change 14 5 New Popular vote 118,657 Alliance with H 83,629 Percentage 13.12% — 9.24%   Seventh party   Party Radical People's Last election 3.32%, 3 seats Seats won 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 22,970 Percentage 2.54%
Prime Minister before election Otto Albert Blehr Liberal Prime Minister after election Otto Albert Blehr Liberal

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Conservative Party	301,372	33.31	42	+2
	Free-minded Liberal Party			15	+5
	Labour Party	192,616	21.29	29	+11
	Liberal Party	181,989	20.12	37	–14
	Farmers' Party	118,657	13.12	17	+14
	Social Democratic Labour Party	83,629	9.24	8	New
	Radical People's Party	22,970	2.54	2	–1
	Other parties	2,811	0.31	0	–
Wild votes		655	0.07	–	–
Total		904,699	100.00	150	+24
Valid votes		904,699	98.58
Invalid/blank votes		13,037	1.42
Total votes		917,736	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,351,183	67.92
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total seats	Seats won
		H–FV	V	Ap	L	SD	RF
Akershus	7	4		1	1	1
Aust-Agder	4	1	2		1
Bergen	5	3	1	1
Buskerud	5	3		2
Finnmark	3	1	1	1
Hedmark	7	2	1	3	1
Hordaland	8	2	4	1	1
Kristiana	7	5		2
Market towns of Akershus and Østfold	4	2				2
Market towns of Buskerud	3	2		1
Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland	3	2		1
Market towns of Møre	3	2				1
Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark	4	2	1	1
Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag	5	3		2
Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder	5	3	1	1
Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland	7	3	2	1		1
Market towns of Vestfold	4	3		1
Møre	7		5		2
Nord-Trøndelag	5		2	1	2
Nordland	8	3	2	2	1
Oppland	6			1	3		2
Østfold	6	2	1		1	2
Rogaland	5	1	3		1
Sogn og Fjordane	5	1	3		1
Sør-Trøndelag	6	1	2	2	1
Telemark	5	1	2	2
Troms	5	1	1	2		1
Vest-Agder	4	1	2		1
Vestfold	4	3	1
Total	150	57	37	29	17	8	2
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

National daily newspapers

Newspaper	Party endorsed		Notes
Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amtstidende (nn)		Conservative Party[3]
		Free-minded Liberal Party
Folkets Dagblad		Labour Party[4]
Sunnmørsposten		Liberal Party[5]