# 1977 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 and 12 September 1977. The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 76 of the 155 seats.

## Contesting parties

| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | 1973 result | 1973 result |
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | Votes (%) | Seats |
| | Ap | Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet | Social democracy | Centre-left | Reiulf Steen | 35.2% | 62 / 155 |
| | H | Conservative Party Høyre | Conservatism | Centre-right | Erling Norvik | 17.2% | 29 / 155 |
| | KrF | Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti | Christian democracy | Centre to centre-right | Lars Korvald | 11.8% | 20 / 155 |
| | SV | Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti | Democratic socialism | Left-wing | Berge Furre | 11.2% | 16 / 155 |
| | Sp | Centre Party Senterpartiet | Agrarianism | Centre | Gunnar Stålsett | 6.8% | 21 / 155 |
| | FrP | Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet | Classical liberalism Right-libertarianism | Right-wing | Arve Lønnum | 5.0% | 4 / 155 |
| | DLF | New People's Party Det Liberale Folkepartiet | Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Centre | Magne Lerheim | 3.4% | 1 / 155 |
| | V | Liberal Party Venstre | Social liberalism | Centre | Hans Hammond Rossbach | 2.3% | 2 / 155 |

## Campaign
### Slogans

| Party | Party | Original slogan | English translation |
| | Labour Party | "Vekst og vern - demokrati og likestilling" | "Growth and protection - democracy and equality" |
| | Conservative Party | | |
| | Centre Party | | |
| | Christian Democratic Party | | |
| | Liberal Party | | |
| | Communist Party of Norway | | |
| Sources: ||||

### Debates

1977 Norwegian general election debates :
| Date | Organisers | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee | P Present  I Invitee N Non-invitee |
| Date | Organisers | Ap | H | KrF | Sv | Sp | Frp | Dlp | V | NKP | Refs |
| 8 September | NRK | P Reiulf Steen, Odvar Nordli | P Erling Norvik | P Lars Korvald | P Berge Furre | P Gunnar Stålsett | P Arve Lønnum | P Magne Lerheim | P Hans Hammond Rossbach | P Martin Gunnar Knutsen | |
| 12 September | NRK | P Reiulf Steen, Odvar Nordli | P Kåre Willoch | P Lars Korvald | P Reidar T. Larsen | P Gunnar Stålsett | P Arve Lønnum | P Magne Lerheim | P Hans Hammond Rossbach | P Martin Gunnar Knutsen | |

## Results

| | Labour Party | 972,434 | 42.26 | 76 | +14 |
| | Conservative Party | 563,783 | 24.50 | 40 | +12 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | 224,355 | 9.75 | 18 | +2 |
| | Centre Party | 184,087 | 8.00 | 11 | –9 |
| | Non-socialist joint lists | 111,412 | 4.84 | 7 | – |
| | Socialist Left Party | 96,248 | 4.18 | 2 | –14 |
| | Liberal Party | 54,243 | 2.36 | 1 | 0 |
| | Progress Party | 43,351 | 1.88 | 0 | –4 |
| | New People's Party | 22,524 | 0.98 | 0 | –1 |
| | Red Electoral Alliance | 14,515 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Communist Party | 8,448 | 0.37 | 0 | – |
| | Single Person's Party | 2,740 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Party | 1,322 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freely Elected Representatives | 1,149 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| | Lapp People's List | 499 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2,301,110 | 100.00 | 155 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,301,110 | 99.85 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,386 | 0.15 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,304,496 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,780,190 | 82.89 | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||||

### Voter demographics

| Cohort | Percentage of cohort voting for | Percentage of cohort voting for | Percentage of cohort voting for | Percentage of cohort voting for | Percentage of cohort voting for | Percentage of cohort voting for | Percentage of cohort voting for | Percentage of cohort voting for |
| Cohort | Ap | H | KrF | Sp | Sv | V | FrP | Others |
| Total vote | 42.5% | 24.5% | 9.7% | 8.0% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 1.88% | |
| Gender |||||||||
| Females | 42.4% | 22.5% | 12.8% | 7.3% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.6% | |
| Males | 42.2% | 26.6% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 4.5% | 2% | 2% | |
| Age |||||||||
| 18–30 years old | 31.9% | 25.5% | 5.7% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 3.5% | 3.9% | |
| 30-59 years old | 45.4% | 24.6% | 8.4% | 6.9% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1.8% | |
| 60 years old and older | 43.3% | 23% | 15.8% | 9% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.6% | |
| Work |||||||||
| low income | 38.4% | 18.1% | 14.2% | 13.3% | 6.9% | 2.7% | 0.6% | |
| Average income | 50% | 15.5% | 9% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| High income | 36.2% | 37% | 7% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.1% | |
| Education |||||||||
| Primary school | 60% | 11.9% | 11.3% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.8% | |
| High school | 38.2% | 28.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 3.8% | 3% | 1.9% | |
| University/college | 15.2% | 40.2% | 8.9% | 5.4% | 8.9% | 3.1% | 2.2% | |
| Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research |||||||||

### Seat distribution

| Constituency | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| Constituency | Total seats | Ap | H | KrF | Sp | SV | V |
| Akershus | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Aust-Agder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Buskerud | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Finnmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Hedmark | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| Hordaland | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | |
| Møre og Romsdal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 1 |
| Nord-Trøndelag | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 2 | | |
| Nordland | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Oppland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Oslo | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 1 | |
| Østfold | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Rogaland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Sør-Trøndelag | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| Telemark | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Troms | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Vest-Agder | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Vestfold | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| Total | 155 | 76 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk ||||||||