# 1989 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 and 11 September 1989. The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 63 of the 165 seats.
The non-socialist parties gained a majority, and Jan P. Syse became prime minister of a coalition minority cabinet consisting of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party, and the Centre Party. This cabinet was disbanded a year later after the Centre Party broke with the Conservatives over the Norwegian EU membership issue. Gro Harlem Brundtland became prime minister in 1990, forming a minority Labour government until the 1993 election four years later.

## Political parties

| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | 1985 result | 1985 result |
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | Votes (%) | Seats |
| | Ap | Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet | Social democracy | Centre-left | Gro Harlem Brundtland | 40.8% | 71 / 167 |
| | H | Conservative Party Høyre | Conservatism Factions:Valueconservativism [no] | Centre-right | Jan P. Syse | 30.4% | 50 / 167 |
| | KrF | Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti | Christian democracy | Centre to centre-right | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 8.2% | 16 / 167 |
| | Sp | Centre Party Senterpartiet | Agrarianism | Centre | Johan J. Jakobsen | 6.6% | 12 / 167 |
| | SV | Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti | Democratic socialism | Left-wing | Erik Solheim | 5.4% | 6 / 167 |
| | FrP | Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet | Classical liberalism | Right-wing | Carl I. Hagen | 3.7% | 2 / 167 |
| | V | Liberal Party Venstre | Social liberalism | Centre | Arne Fjørtoft | 3.1% | 0 / 167 |

## Campaign
### Slogans

| Party | Party | Original slogan | English translation |
| | Labour Party | «Ny vekst for Norge» | «New growth for Norway» |
| | Conservative Party | | |
| | Centre Party | | |
| | Christian Democratic Party | «La livet leve» | «Let life live» |
| | Liberal Party | | |
| | Progress Party | «Vi vil gjøre noe med det!» | «We will do something with that!» |
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### Debates

1989 Norwegian general election debates :
| Date | Organiser | 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 | Organiser | Ap | H | KrF | Sp | Sv | Frp | V | Ms | Mdg | Refs |
| 21 August 1989 | NRK | P Gro Harlem Brundtland | N Jan P. Syse | N Kjell Magne Bondevik | N Johan J. Jakobsen | N Erik Solheim | P Carl I. Hagen | N Arne Fjørtoft | N Einar Edvardsen | N Birte Simonsen | |
| 31 August 1989 | NRK | N Gro Harlem Brundtland | N Jan P. Syse | P Kjell Magne Bondevik | N Johan J. Jakobsen | N Erik Solheim | P Carl I. Hagen | N Arne Fjørtoft | N Einar Edvardsen | N Birte Simonsen | |
| 6 September 1989 | NRK | P Gro Harlem Brundtland | P Jan P. Syse | N Kjell Magne Bondevik | N Johan J. Jakobsen | N Erik Solheim | N Carl I. Hagen | N Arne Fjørtoft | N Einar Edvardsen | N Birte Simonsen | |
| 8 September 1989 | NRK | P Gunnar Berge, Gro Harlem Brundtland | P Jan P. Syse | P Kjell Magne Bondevik | P Johan J. Jakobsen | P Erik Solheim | P Carl I. Hagen | P Arne Fjørtoft | P Einar Edvardsen | P Birte Simonsen | |

## Results

| | Labour Party | 907,393 | 34.27 | 63 | –8 |
| | Conservative Party | 588,682 | 22.23 | 37 | –13 |
| | Progress Party | 345,185 | 13.04 | 22 | +20 |
| | Socialist Left Party | 266,782 | 10.08 | 17 | +11 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | 224,852 | 8.49 | 14 | –2 |
| | Centre Party | 171,269 | 6.47 | 11 | –1 |
| | Liberal Party | 84,740 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | County Lists for Environment and Solidarity | 22,139 | 0.84 | 0 | New |
| | Environment Party The Greens | 10,136 | 0.38 | 0 | New |
| | Stop the Immigration | 8,963 | 0.34 | 0 | New |
| | Future for Finnmark | 8,817 | 0.33 | 1 | New |
| | Pensioners' Party | 7,863 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | Liberals – Europe Party | 470 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | Common Future | 313 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 2,647,604 | 100.00 | 165 | +8 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,647,604 | 99.79 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 5,569 | 0.21 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,653,173 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,190,311 | 83.16 | | |
| 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 | FrP | Sv | KrF | Sp | V | Others |
| Total vote | 34.27% | 22.23% | 13.04% | 10.08% | 8.49% | 6.47% | 3.20% | |
| Gender |||||||||
| Females | 35.1% | 22.2% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 9.7% | 6.6% | 2.6% | |
| Males | 33.4% | 22.2% | 16.1% | 8.6% | 7.3% | 6.3% | 3.8% | |
| Age |||||||||
| 18–30 years old | 24.1% | 26.1% | 21.4% | 12.9% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4% | |
| 30-59 years old | 36% | 22% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 7.3% | 7.2% | 3.3% | |
| 60 years old and older | 41.5% | 18.4% | 10.4% | 3.5% | 16.2% | 7.2% | 2% | |
| Work |||||||||
| low income | 35% | 17.5% | 16.6% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 5.3% | 2.7% | |
| Average income | 36.9% | 18% | 13.9% | 10.7% | 8.9% | 7.4% | 2.7% | |
| High income | 28.1% | 34.7% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 4.9% | |
| Education |||||||||
| Primary school | 52.6% | 11.4% | 11.2% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 6.8% | 1.4% | |
| High school | 33% | 21.6% | 15.6% | 9.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 3% | |
| University/college | 14.8% | 37.3% | 8.1% | 16.4% | 10.9% | 2.5% | 6.1% | |
| Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research |||||||||

### Seat distribution

| Constituency | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| Constituency | Total seats | Ap | H | Frp | SV | KrF | Sp | FfF |
| Akershus | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | |
| Aust-Agder | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| Buskerud | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Finnmark | 4 | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Hedmark | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| Hordaland | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Møre og Romsdal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nord-Trøndelag | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| Nordland | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Oppland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Oslo | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | |
| Østfold | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rogaland | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | |
| Sør-Trøndelag | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Telemark | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Troms | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Vest-Agder | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| Vestfold | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Total | 165 | 63 | 37 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk |||||||||