Norwegian parliamentary election, 2021

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2021
September 2021
All 169 seats in the Storting
85 seats are needed for a majority
Opinion polls

 
Leader Jonas Gahr Støre Erna Solberg Siv Jensen
Party Labour Conservative Progress
Last election 49 seats, 27.4% 45 seats, 25.0% 27 seats, 15.2%
 
Leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Audun Lysbakken Trine Skei Grande
Party Centre Socialist Left Liberal
Last election 19 seats, 10.3% 11 seats, 6.0% 8 seats, 4.4%
 
Leader Knut Arild Hareide Une Aina Bastholm
Arild Hermstad		 Bjørnar Moxnes
Party Christian Democratic Green Red
Last election 8 seats, 4.2% 1 seat, 3.2% 1 seat, 2.4%
Incumbent Prime Minister

Erna Solberg
Conservative

The next Norwegian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held in September 2021. All 169 seats in the Norwegian legislature, the Storting, will be up for election.

Background

Previous election

In the previous election, held on 11 September 2017, Erna Solberg of the Conservatives retained her position as prime minister after four years in power. Her premiership additionally received the support of the Progress Party, the Liberals and the Christian Democrats, who combined secured 88 of the 169 seats in parliament.[1] The opposition, led by Jonas Gahr Støre and his Labour Party, won 81 seats. Other opposition parties included the Centre Party, Socialist Left, the Greens and the Red Party.

Electoral system

Electoral reform

On 21 June 2017, the Solberg government established a committee tasked with reviewing the electoral system used in Norwegian parliamentary elections.[2] The 17-member committee, which is led by court judge Ørnulf Røhnebæk, is obliged to finish its report on the electoral system by 2019.[3] Electoral reform is expected to accompany a reform of the country's counties, and is likely to include changes to the size and borders of electoral districts (currently 19), the electoral threshold (currently 4%) and the overall number of MPs (currently 169).

Date

According to the Norwegian constitution, parliamentary elections must be held every four years. Rather uniquely, the Norwegian parliament may not be dissolved before such a parliamentary four-year term has ended, which in practice makes snap elections impossible.[4] As the last election was held in September 2017, the next election is set for September 2021.

Parties

Parliamentary parties

Name Ideology Leader 2017 result
Votes (%) Seats
Ap Labour Party
Arbeiderpartiet		 Social democracy Jonas Gahr Støre 27.4%
49 / 169
H Conservative Party
Høyre		 Liberal conservatism Erna Solberg 25.0%
45 / 169
FrP Progress Party
Fremskrittspartiet		 Conservative liberalism Siv Jensen 15.2%
27 / 169
Sp Centre Party
Senterpartiet		 Agrarianism Trygve Slagsvold Vedum 10.3%
19 / 169
SV Socialist Left Party
Sosialistisk Venstreparti		 Democratic socialism Audun Lysbakken 6.0%
11 / 169
V Liberal Party
Venstre		 Liberalism Trine Skei Grande 4.4%
8 / 169
KrF Christian Democratic Party
Kristelig Folkeparti		 Christian democracy Knut Arild Hareide 4.2%
8 / 169
MDG Green Party
Miljøpartiet De Grønne		 Green politics Une Aina Bastholm
Arild Hermstad		 3.2%
1 / 169
R Red Party
Rødt		 Communism Bjørnar Moxnes 2.4%
1 / 169

Opinion polls

References

  1. ↑ "Valgresultat". valgresultat.no. Norwegian Directorate of Elections. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Utvalget som skal foreslå ny valglov snart i sving". abcnyheter.no. ABC nyheter. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nytt valglovutvalg oppnevnt". regjeringen.no. Regjeringen. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Oppløsningsrett og investitur avvist nok en gang". sv.uio.no. Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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