1921 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 24 October 1921. This was the first election to use proportional representation, which replaced previous two-round system. The result was a victory for the Conservative Party-Free-minded Liberal Party alliance, which won 57 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

1921 Norwegian parliamentary election
24 October 1921
All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Otto Bahr Halvorsen Gunnar Knudsen Kyrre Grepp
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 30.39%, 40 seats 28.32%. 51 seats 31.63%, 18 seats
Seats won 42 37 29
Seat change 2 14 11
Popular vote 301,372 (H+FV) 181,989 192,616
Percentage 33.31% (H+FV) 20.12% 21.29%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kristoffer Høgset Bernt Holtsmark
Party Farmers' Free-minded Liberal Social Democratic Labour
Last election 4.67%, 3 seats 10 seats with H
Seats won 17 15 8
Seat change 14 5 New
Popular vote 118,657 Alliance with H 83,629
Percentage 13.12% — 9.24%
  Seventh party
 
Party Radical People's
Last election 3.32%, 3 seats
Seats won 2
Seat change 1
Popular vote 22,970
Percentage 2.54%
Prime Minister before election

Otto Albert Blehr
Liberal

 Prime Minister after election

Otto Albert Blehr
Liberal

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