Facts about the parliamentary election system in Norway
Based on direct elections and proportional representation in multi-member constituencies.
Each of the country's 19 former provinces constitutes a constituency.
169 representatives are elected to the Storting. The number of representatives from each constituency depends on the size of the population and area of the constituency. Municipalities with a low population density have more representatives than the population would suggest.
Of the representatives, 150 are elected as direct seats on the basis of election results in the constituency, while 19, with one seat per constituency, are elected as equalization seats.
Compensation seats are distributed proportionally among electoral lists that have received fewer direct seats than their support at the national level would indicate.
Only parties that have reached the 4% threshold are taken into account for the breakdown of the equalization seats. all votes cast.
9 parties running in the parliamentary elections in Norway in 2021.
Bjørnar Moxnes Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB
The red-Rødt party
Party leader: Bjørnar Moxnes
2017 election result: 2,4 percent
Number of representatives of the parliament 2017-2021: 1
Founded 2007 (source from the Communist Workers' Party and Red Electoral Alliance)
Number of members: 10 in 533
Best election result after 1945: 2,4% (2017)
Worst election result: 1,1 percent (2013)
Audun Lysbakken Photo: Marit Hommedal / NTB
Socialist Left Party-Sosialistisk Venstreparti
Party leader: Audun Lysbakken
2017 election result: 6,0 percent
Number of representatives of the Storting 2017-2021: 11 (6 compensatory tickets)
Founded in 1975 (derives from the Socialist People's Party, which was founded in 1961)
Number of members: 15 in 291
Best election result after 1945: 12,5% (2001)
Worst election result: 4,1 percent (2013)
Jonas Gahr Støre Photo: Lukasz Pawlowicz
Labor party-Arbeiderparti
Party leader: Jonas Gahr Støre
2017 election result: 27,4 percent
Number of representatives of the parliament 2017-2021: 48
Founded 1887
Number of members: 44 in 918
The best election result after 1945: 48,3 percent (1957)
Worst election result: 24,3 percent (2001)
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Photo: Gorm Kallestad / NTB
Party center-Senterparti
Party leader: Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
2017 election result: 10,3 percent
Number of representatives of the Storting 2017-2021: 20 (1 compensation mandate)
Established 1920 (Peasants' Party)
Number of members: 22 in 254
Best election result after 1945: 16,7% (1993)
Worst election result: 5,5 percent (2013)
Une Aina Bastholm Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB
The party of green-Miljøpartiet De Grønne
Party leader: Une Aina Bastholm
2017 election result: 3,2 percent
Number of representatives of the parliament 2017-2021: 1
Founded 1988
Number of members: 10 in 305
Best election result after 1945: 3,2% (2017)
Worst election result: 0,1 percent (1993)
Kjell Ingolf Ropstad. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
Christian People's Party-Kristelig Folkeparti
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Party leader: Kjell Ingolf Ropstad
* 2017 election result: 4,2 percent
* Number of representatives of the Storting 2017-2021: 8 (5 compensatory tickets)
Founded 1933
Number of members: 18 in 486
Best election result after 1945: 13,7% (1997)
Worst election result: 4,2 percent (2017)
Guri Melby. Photo: Fredrik Hagen / NTB
Liberal party, left-Venstre
Party leader: Guri Melby
2017 election result: 4,4 percent
Number of representatives of the Storting 2017-2021: 8 (4 compensation tickets)
Founded 1884
Number of members: Approx. 6200
Best election result after 1945: 13,8% (1945)
Worst election result: 3,1 percent (1985)
Erna Solberg. Photo: Hanna Johre / NTB
Conservative-Høyre party
Party leader: Erna Solberg
2017 election result: 25,04 percent
Number of representatives of the Storting 2017-2021: 45 (3 compensation tickets)
Founded 1884
Number of members: 28 (300)
Best result after 1945: 31,7 (1981)
Worst election result: 14,1 percent (2005)
Sylvi Listhaug. Photo: Marit Hommedal / NTB
The party of progress-Fremskrittspartiet
Party leader: Sylvi Listhaug
2017 election result: 15,2 percent
Number of parliamentary representatives 2017-2021: 26
Founded in 1973 (Anders Lange's party for drastic cuts in taxes, fees and public intervention)
Number of members: 17 in 258
Best election result after 1945: 22,9% (2009)
Worst election result: 1,9 percent (1977)
