1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1965.^[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 68 of the 150 seats. However, the four non-socialist parties succeeded in winning a majority between them and forming a government. Per Borten, the leader of the Centre Party, became prime minister.

1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

← 1961 12 and 13 September 1965 1969 →
All 150 seats in the Storting 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.4%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Einar Gerhardsen John Lyng Gunnar Garbo Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 46.8%, 74 seats 20.4%, 29 seats 11.3%, 14 seats Seats won 68 31 18 Seat change 6 2 4 Popular vote 883,320 438,412[a] 222,547[b] Percentage 43.1% 21.4%[a] 10.9%[b]   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Per Borten Einar Hareide Knut Løfsnes Party Centre Christian Democratic Socialist People's Last election 10.9%, 16 seats 10.4%, 15 seats 2.4%, 2 seats Seats won 18 13 2 Seat change 2 2 0 Popular vote 206,415[b] 183,131[b] 122,721 Percentage 10.1%[b] 8.9%[b] 6.0%
Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
Prime Minister before election Einar Gerhardsen Labour Prime Minister after election Per Borten Centre

Contesting parties

See also: List of political parties in Norway

Name			Ideology	Position	Leader	1961 result
						Votes (%)	Seats
	Ap	Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet	Social democracy	Centre-left	Einar Gerhardsen	46.7%	74 / 150
	H	Conservative Party Høyre	Conservatism	Centre-right	John Lyng	19.2%	28 / 150
	KrF	Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti	Christian democracy	Centre to centre-right	Einar Hareide	9.3%	14 / 150
	V	Liberal Party Venstre	Social liberalism	Centre	Gunnar Garbo	7.2%	11 / 150
	Sp	Centre Party Senterpartiet	Agrarianism	Centre	Per Borten	6.8%	11 / 150
	NKP	Communist Party of Norway Norges Kommunistiske Parti	Communism	Far-left	Reidar T. Larsen	2.9%	0 / 155
	SF	Socialist People's Party Sosialistisk Folkeparti	Socialism	Left-wing to Far-left	Knut Løfsnes	2.3%	2 / 150

Campaign

Slogans

Party		Original slogan	English translation
	Labour Party	"Nye muligheter - Nye mål"	"New opportunities - New goals"
	Conservative Party	"På parti med fremtiden"	"On the side of the future"
	Liberal Party
	Farmer's Party
	Christian Democratic Party
	Communist Party of Norway
Sources: [2][3]

National daily newspaper endorsements

Newspaper	Party endorsed
Sør-Trøndelag		Liberal Party[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Labour Party	883,320	43.14	68	–6
	Conservative Party	415,612	20.30	30	+2
	Liberal Party	207,834	10.15	18	+4
	Centre Party	191,702	9.36	17	+2
	Christian Democratic Party	160,331	7.83	12	–2
	Socialist People's Party	122,721	5.99	2	0
	Communist Party	27,996	1.37	0	0
	Christians–Conservatives[a]	22,800	1.11	2	–
	Centrists–Liberals[b]	14,713	0.72	1	–
	Democratic Party	194	0.01	0	New
	Freedom Protectors	163	0.01	0	New
Wild votes		8	0.00	–	–
Total		2,047,394	100.00	150	0
Valid votes		2,047,394	99.58
Invalid/blank votes		8,697	0.42
Total votes		2,056,091	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,406,866	85.43
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Voter demographics

Cohort	Percentage of cohort voting for
	Ap	H	V	Sp	KrF	SF	Others
Total vote	43.1%	21.4%	10.9%	10.1%	8.9%	6.0%
Gender
Females	44.1%	22.3%	11%	8.7%	9.5%	3.9%
Males	43.9%	19.1%	9.7%	10.3%	6.5%	8.2%
Age
18–30 years old	39.9%	22.3%	10.1%	10.1%	7.6%	9.2%
30-59 years old	46.2%	19.8%	10.9%	8.9%	6.1%	6.9%
60 years old and older	40.9%	22%	9%	11%	13%	1.7%
Work
low income	43.4%	13.3%	9.2%	15.3%	12.9%	4.2%
Average income	53.8%	12.9%	10.5%	7.3%	5.8%	7.7%
High income	36.3%	34.2%	12.1%	5.1%	4.7%	6.8%
Education
Primary school	59.5%	7.2%	7.6%	8.9%	7.1%	7.2%
High school	38.1%	24.2%	11.9%	11.2%	8.7%	5.3%
University/college	13.1%	53.7%	13.7%	5.1%	8%	5.1%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research[6]

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total seats	Seats won
		Ap	H	V	Sp	KrF	SF
Akershus	7	3	2	1	1
Aust-Agder	4	2	1	1
Bergen	5	2	1	1		1
Buskerud	7	4	2		1
Finnmark	4	3	1
Hedmark	8	5	1		2
Hordaland	10	3	2	2	1	2
Møre og Romsdal	10	3	1	2	2	2
Nord-Trøndelag	6	3		1	2
Nordland	12	6	2	1	1	1	1
Oppland	7	4	1		2
Oslo	13	6	5	1			1
Østfold	8	4	2		1	1
Rogaland	10	3	2	2	1	2
Sogn og Fjordane	5	1	1	1	1	1
Sør-Trøndelag	10	5	2	1	1	1
Telemark	6	3	1	1		1
Troms	6	3	1	1	1
Vest-Agder	5	2	1	1		1
Vestfold	7	3	2	1	1
Total	150	68	31	18	18	13	2
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

1. The joint list of the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party won two seats, with the parties taking one each.^[5]
2. The joint list of the Centre Party and the Liberal Party won one seat, taken by the Centre Party.^[5]