Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001
Encyclopedia
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway
, was held on September 10, 2001. The Labour Party
won a plurality of votes and seats, closely followed by the Conservative Party
. The Labour Party was unable to form a government, and 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 (Norway)
.
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.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, was held on September 10, 2001. The Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
won a plurality of votes and seats, closely followed by the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. The Labour Party was unable to form a government, and a centre-right coalition of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
, the Christian People's Party and Liberal Party
Venstre (Norway)
The Liberal Party is a centrist liberal political party in Norway. The party is the oldest in the country, and has enacted reforms such as parliamentarism, freedom of religion, universal suffrage and free education. Since 2010, the leader of the party is Trine Skei Grande...
was formed, led by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Norway
The Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Kjell Magne Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician . He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him Norway's longest serving non-Labour Party Prime Minister since World War II...
of the Christian Democratic Party, with confidence and supply
Confidence and supply
In a parliamentary democracy confidence and supply are required for a government to hold power. A confidence and supply agreement is an agreement that a minor party or independent member of parliament will support the government in motions of confidence and appropriation votes by voting in favour...
support from the Progress Party (Norway)
Progress Party
Progress Party may refer to:* Gabonese Progress Party, political party in Gabon* German Progress Party, the first modern political party with a program in Germany...
.
Polls
Polls are indicated by share of votes in percentage, or by seats indicated by brackets. The Progress PartyProgress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...
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
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
and Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
also varied greatly in support in the years before the election.
| Polling Firm | Date | Source | Ap Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
H Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... |
FrP Progress Party (Norway) The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist... |
KrF | SV Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... |
Sp Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
V | RV Red Electoral Alliance Red Electoral Alliance was an alliance of left-wing groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote revolutionary far-left ideals into the Norwegian parliament... |
Kp Coastal Party The Coastal Party is a Norwegian conservative and centrist political party. The party has district, fishing and coastal issues among its primary policies and is a staunch opponent of Norwegian EU membership. It was represented in the Norwegian Parliament from 2001 to 2005, and its predecessor, the... |
Others |
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| MMI | 2000-05 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2000/06/10/207402.html | 38.8% | 12.3% | 16.7% | 13.0% | 7.7% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1.7% | n/a | 1.5% |
| MMI | 2000-06-10 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2000/06/10/207402.html | 32.8% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 12.8% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 2.9% | 0.8% | n/a | 1.0% |
| Nationen | 2000-07 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2000/08/30/217261.html | 29.2% | 14.4% | 23.2% | 13.5% | 8.3% | 6.9% | 2.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2000-08 | http://www.siste.no/Innenriks/article96999.ece | 29.0% | 19.0% | 22.5% | 11.0% | 8.5% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | n/a | n/a |
| Opinion | 2000-08-25 | http://www.siste.no/Innenriks/article50681.ece | 27.2% | 15.4% | 22.5% | 11.8% | 9.9% | n/a | 4.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nationen | 2000-08-30 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2000/08/30/217261.html | 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 | http://www.siste.no/Innenriks/article96999.ece | 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 | http://www.rogalandsavis.no/nyheter/article522466.ece | 25.5% | 10.6% | 34.7% | 10.8% | 8.0% | 4.9% | 3.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Opinion | 2000-10-13 | http://www.siste.no/Innenriks/article107267.ece | 22.7% | 16.0% | 29.8% | 12.8% | n/a | 4.4% | 2.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2000-11 | http://www.siste.no/Innenriks/article87662.ece | 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 | http://www.siste.no/Innenriks/article87662.ece | 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 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/03/27/249584.html | 30.6% | 17.8% | 18.5% | 13.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 3.4% | 1.3% | n/a | n/a |
| Norsk Gallup | 2001-03 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/04/06/251604.html | 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 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/03/27/249584.html | 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 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/04/06/251604.html | 31.0% | 20.5% | 11.0% | 13.5% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | n/a | n/a | 3.5% |
| MMI | 2001-06 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/08/16/275101.html | 24.0% | 30.9% | 14.0% | 12.7% | 7.7% | 6.2% | 1.9% | 1.0% | n/a | 1.7% |
| MMI | 2001-08-16 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/08/16/275101.html | 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 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/09/04/279245.html | 26.5% | 23.5% | 12.0% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 6.0% | 2.5% | n/a | (2) | n/a |
| MMI | 2001-09-07 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/09/07/279844.html | 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 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/09/07/279844.html | 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 | http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/09/07/279844.html | 25.5% | 25.5% | 11.5% | 11.0% | 15% | 4.5% | 2.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Results
External links
- Storting Election 2001 - Labour's worst election in 77 years from Statistics NorwayStatistics NorwayStatistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...
- Detailed results (in Norwegian)
- Results by district from Adam Carr's Election Archive