# 1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1965. 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.

## Contesting parties

| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | 1961 result | 1961 result |
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | 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 | 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: ||||

### National daily newspaper endorsements

| Newspaper | Party endorsed | Party endorsed |
| Sør-Trøndelag | | Liberal Party |

## Results

| | 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 | 22,800 | 1.11 | 2 | – |
| | Centrists–Liberals | 14,713 | 0.72 | 1 | – |
| | Democratic Party | 194 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Freedom Protectors | 163 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Wild votes | Wild votes | 8 | 0.00 | – | – |
| Total | Total | 2,047,394 | 100.00 | 150 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,047,394 | 99.58 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,697 | 0.42 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,056,091 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,406,866 | 85.43 | | |
| 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 |
| Cohort | 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 ||||||||

### Seat distribution

| Constituency | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| Constituency | Total seats | 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 ||||||||