2001 Norwegian parliamentary election

2001 Norwegian parliamentary election
{{Infobox election
| country = Norway
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1997 Norwegian parliamentary election
| previous_year = 1997
| next_election = 2005 Norwegian parliamentary election
| next_year = 2005
| seats_for_election = All 165 seats in the Storting
| majority_seats = 83
| image_size = 130x130px
| election_date = 9–10 September 2001
| image1 = Thorbjørn Jagland (30366602783) (cropped).jpg
| leader1 = Thorbjørn Jagland
| party1 = Norwegian Labour Party
| last_election1 = 35.00%, 65 seats
| seats1 = 43
| seat_change1 = 22
| popular_vote1 = 612,632
| percentage1 = 24.29%
| swing1 = 10.71 pp
| image2 = J Petersen.jpg
| leader2 = Jan Petersen
| party2 = Conservative Party of Norway
| last_election2 = 14.34%, 23 seats
| seats2 = 38
| seat_change2 = 15
| popular_vote2 = 534,852
| percentage2 = 21.21%
| swing2 = 6.87 pp
| image3 = Carl i Hagen043 2E jpg DF0000062790.jpg
| leader3 = Carl I. Hagen
| party3 = Progress Party (Norway)
| last_election3 = 15.30%, 25 seats
| seats3 = 26
| seat_change3 = 1
| popular_vote3 = 369,236
| percentage3 = 14.64%
| swing3 = 0.66 pp
| image4 = Kristin_Halvorsen_Sentralbanksjefens_årstale_2018_(191746).jpg
| leader4 = Kristin Halvorsen
| party4 = Socialist Left Party (Norway)
| last_election4 = 6.01%, 9 seats
| seats4 = 23
| seat_change4 = 14
| popular_vote4 = 316,397
| percentage4 = 12.55%
| swing4 = 6.54 pp
| image5 = Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norges statsminister, under presskonferens vid Nordiska radets session i Stockholm.jpg
| leader5 = Kjell Magne Bondevik
| party5 = Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
| last_election5 = 13.66%, 25 seats
| seats5 = 22
| seat_change5 = 3
| popular_vote5 = 312,839
| percentage5 = 12.41%
| swing5 = 1.25 pp
| image6 = Odd Roger Enoksen.jpg
| leader6 = Odd Roger Enoksen
| party6 = Centre Party (Norway)
| last_election6 = 7.93%, 11 seats
| seats6 = 10
| seat_change6 = 1
| popular_vote6 = 140,287
| percentage6 = 5.56%
| swing6 = 2.37 pp
| image7 = Lars Sponheim 1.jpg
| leader7 = Lars Sponheim
| party7 = Liberal Party of Norway
| last_election7 = 4.45%, 6 seats
| seats7 = 2
| seat_change7 = 4
| popular_vote7 = 98,486
| percentage7 = 3.91%
| swing7 = 0.54 pp
| leader8 = Steinar Bastesen
| party8 = Coastal Party
| last_election8 = –
| seats8 = 1
| seat_change8 = New
| popular_vote8 = 44,010
| percentage8 = 1.75%
| swing8 = New
| title = Prime Minister
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = Jens Stoltenberg
| before_party = Norwegian Labour Party
| after_election = Kjell Magne Bondevik
| after_party = Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
}}Parliamentary elections''' were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 2001. The governing Labour Party lost seats and their vote share was the worst they had ever obtained in a post-war election. Although they still won a plurality of votes and seats, they were unable to form a government. Instead, a centre-right coalition of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic 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.
Campaign
Political parties
Opinion polls
Polls are indicated by share of votes in percentage, or by seats indicated by brackets. The Progress Party 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.
Results
Seat distribution
References
Further reading
External links
Storting Election 2001 - Labour's worst election in 77 years from Statistics Norway
Results by district Psephos
General elections in Norway
2000s elections in Norway
Norway
General
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