Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 September 1961. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Although it lost the absolute majority it had held since 1945, the Labour Party was able to continue in government.
Contesting parties
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! rowspan=2 colspan=3 width=225px | Name
! rowspan=2 | Ideology
! rowspan=2 | Position
! rowspan=2 | Leader
! colspan=2 | 1957 result
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! Votes (%)
! Seats
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| align=center | Ap
| Labour Party<br /><small>Arbeiderpartiet</small>
| Social democracy
| Centre-left
| Einar Gerhardsen
| align=center | 48.3%
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| align=center | H
| Conservative Party<br /><small>Høyre</small>
| Conservatism
| Centre-right
|Alv Kjøs
| align=center | 21.7%
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|-
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| align="center" | V
| Liberal Party<br /><small>Venstre</small>
| Social liberalism
| Centre
|Bent Røiseland
| align="center" | 10.5%
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| align="center" | KrF
| Christian Democratic Party<br /><small>Kristelig Folkeparti</small>
| Christian democracy
| Centre to centre-right
| Einar Hareide
| align="center" | 10.2%
|
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| align="center" | Sp
| Centre Party<br /><small>Senterpartiet</small>
| Agrarianism
| Centre
| Per Borten
| align="center" | 9.9%
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| align="center" | NKP
| Communist Party of Norway<br /><small>Norges Kommunistiske Parti</small>
| Communism
| Far-left
|Emil Løvlien
| align="center" | 2.9%
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| align="center" | SF
| Socialist People's Party<br /><small>Sosialistisk Folkeparti</small>
| Socialism
| Left-wing to Far-left
|Knut Løfsnes
| align="center" | 2.3%
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