1936 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 19 October 1936, the last before World War II and the German invasion of Norway. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 70 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

1936 Norwegian parliamentary election
19 October 1936
All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Oscar Torp Johan H. Andresen Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 40.1%, 69 seats 20.2%, 30 seats 17.7%, 24 seats
Seats won 70 36 23
Seat change 1 6 1
Popular vote 618,616 310,324 232,784
Percentage 42.5% 21.3% 16.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jens Hundseid Ingebrigt Bjørø Bertram Dybwad Brochmann
Party Farmers' Christian Democratic Society
Last election 13.9%, 23 seats 0.8%, 1 seat 1.5%, 1 seat
Seats won 18 2 1
Seat change 5 1 0
Popular vote 168,038 19,612 45,109
Percentage 11.5% 1.3% 3.1%
Results by county
Prime Minister before election

Johan Nygaardsvold
Labour

 Prime Minister after election

Johan Nygaardsvold
Labour

During the election campaign, the conservative and liberal parties ran on the slogan "A free people in a free Norway." They argued that a Labour Party victory would lead to terrorism, dictatorship, and Marxism. A prominent controversial topic during the election campaign was the decision of the Labour government to allow Leon Trotsky to take up a domicile in Norway in 1935.

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