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.
Contesting parties
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=3 width=225px | Name
! rowspan=2 | Ideology
! rowspan=2 | Position
! rowspan=2 | Leader
! colspan=2 | 1997 result
|-
! Votes (%)
! Seats
|-
! style="background:; width:2px;"|
| align=center | Ap
| Labour Party<br /><small>Arbeiderpartiet</small>
| Social democracy
| Centre-left
| Thorbjørn Jagland
| align=center | 35.0%
|
|-
! style="background:; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | FrP
| Progress Party<br /><small>Fremskrittspartiet</small>
| Conservative liberalism
| Right-wing
| Carl I. Hagen
| align="center" | 15.3%
|
|-
! style="background:; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | H
| Conservative Party<br /><small>Høyre</small>
| Conservatism
| Centre-right
| Jan Petersen
| align="center" | 14.3%
|
|-
! style="background:; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | KrF
| Christian Democratic Party<br /><small>Kristelig Folkeparti</small>
| Christian democracy
| Centre to centre-right
| Kjell Magne Bondevik
| align="center" | 13.6%
|
|-
! style="background:; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | Sp
| Centre Party<br /><small>Senterpartiet</small>
| Agrarianism
| Centre
| Odd Roger Enoksen
| align="center" | 7.9%
|
|-
! style="background:; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | SV
| Socialist Left Party<br /><small>Sosialistisk Venstreparti</small>
| Democratic socialism
| Left-wing
| Kristin Halvorsen
| align="center" | 6.0%
|
|-
! style="background:; width:2px;"|
| align=center | V
| Liberal Party<br /><small>Venstre</small>
| Social liberalism
| Centre
| Lars Sponheim
| align=center | 4.4%
|
|-
! style="background:; width:2px;" |
| align="center" | Kp
| Coastal Party<br /><small>Kystpartiet</small>
| Northern-regionalism
| Centre to centre-right
| Steinar Bastesen
| align="center" | new
|
|}
Campaign
Slogans
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:left"
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party
! Original slogan
! English translation
|-
| style="background:"|
| Labour Party
|"Hvis velferd er viktigst"
|"If welfare is the most important"
|-
| style="background:" |
| Progress Party
|"For folk flest"
|"For most people"
|-
| style="background:" |
|Christian Democratic Party
|"Varmere samfunn"
|"Warmer society"
|-
| style="background:" |
| Conservative Party
|"Ny kurs. Nye muligheter"
|"New course, new opportunities"
|-
| style="background:" |
| Centre Party
|"Ta Norge i bruk"
|"Use Norway"
|-
| style="background:" |
| Socialist Left Party
|"Barn og unge først"
|"Children and young people first"
|-
| style="background:" |
| Liberal Party
|"Du er sjefen"
|"You’re the boss"
|-
| style="background:" |
| Red Electoral Alliance
|"Opprørsvalg"
|"Riot election (rebellion)"
|-
| colspan="4" | Sources:
|}
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.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
|- style="height:40px;"
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm
! style="width:130px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date
! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample<br />size
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| RV
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| SV
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Ap
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Sp
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| V
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| KrF
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| H
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| FrP
! class="unsortable" style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Others
! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead
|-
! style="background:#FF0000;"|
! style="background:;"|
! style="background:;"|
! style="background:;"|
! style="background:;"|
! style="background:;"|
! style="background:;"|
! style="background:;"|
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| 2001 election
| 9–10 September 2001
| –
| 1.2
| 12.5
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 24.3
| 5.6
| 3.9
| 12.4
| 21.2
| 14.6
| 4.3
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="3.1" | 3.1
|-
|Norsk Gallup
| September 2001
| –
| –
| 15.0
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 25.5
| 4.5
| 2.5
| 11.0
| style="background:#DCE7F3;"| 25.5
| 11.5
| –
| Tie
|-
|AC Nielsen Norge
|September 2001
|–
| 1.2
| 12.2
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 24.9
| 5.0
| 3.4
| 14.8
| 21.7
| 13.5
| 3.3
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="3.2" | 3.2
|-
|MMI
| September 2001
| –
| 1.1
| 12.0
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 26.2
| 4.7
| 3.8
| 11.7
| 22.9
| 14.0
| 3.5
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="3.0" | 3.3
|-
|Norsk Gallup
| 27 Aug-2 Sep 2000
| 993
| –
| 14.0
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 26.5
| 6.0
| 2.5
| 11.0
| 23.5
| 12.0
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="3.0" | 3.0
|-
|MMI
| 18 Aug 2001
| –
| 0.9
| 8.9
| 26.4
| 5.0
| 2.9
| 13.2
| style="background:#DCE7F3;"| 26.6
| 14.2
| 1.8
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="-0.2" | 0.2
|-
|MMI
| June 2001
| –
| 1.0
| 7.7
| 24.0
| 6.2
| 1.9
| 12.7
| style="background:#DCE7F3;"| 30.9
| 14.0
| 1.7
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="-6.9" | 6.9
|-
|Norsk Gallup
| April 2001
| –
| –
| 10.0
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 31.0
| 5.0
| 4.0
| 13.5
| 20.5
| 11.0
| 3.5
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="10.5" | 10.5
|-
|Din Mening/Norsk Statistikk
| March 2001
| –
| 1.5
| 9.7
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 30.4
| 7.6
| 3.8
| 14.4
| 18.4
| 13.7
|–
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="12.0" | 12.0
|-
|Norsk Gallup
| March 2001
| –
| –
| 10.0
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 29.0
| 5.5
| 3.5
| 9.0
| 22.0
| 17.5
| 1.5
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="7.0" | 7.0
|-
|
| data-sort-value="2001-02-01" | February 2001
| –
| 1.3
| 7.1
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 30.6
| 7.1
| 3.4
| 13.0
| 17.8
| 18.5
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="12.1" | 12.1
|-
|Norsk Gallup
| data-sort-value="2000-05-12" | 12 May 2000
| –
| –
| 7.5
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 27.5
| 5.5
| 2.5
| 13.0
| 17.5
| 23.5
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="4.0" | 4.0
|-
|Norsk Gallup
| data-sort-value="2021-02-02" | Nov 2000
| –
| –
| 10.0
| 24.5
| 5.0
| 3.5
| 11.5
| 17.0
| style="background:#024C93;color:white;"| 27.0
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="-2.5" | 2.5
|-
|Opinion
| data-sort-value="2000-10-13" | 13 Oct 2000
| –
| –
| –
| 22.7
| 4.4
| 2.7
| 12.8
| 16.0
| style="background:#024C93;color:white;"| 29.8
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="-7.1" | 7.1
|-
|AC Nielsen
| data-sort-value="2000-09-29" | 29 Sep 2000
| –
| –
| 8.0
| 25.5
| 4.9
| 3.3
| 10.8
| 10.6
| style="background:#024C93;color:white;"| 34.7
|–
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="-9.2" |9.2
|-
|Norsk Gallup
| data-sort-value="2000-09-05" | 5 Sep 2000
| –
| 2.0
| 9.0
| 24.0
| 6.0
| 3.0
| 12.0
| 17.5
| style="background:#024C93;color:white;"| 28.0
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="-4.0" |4.0
|-
|Nationen
| data-sort-value="2000-08-01" | Aug 2000
| –
| –
| 7.8
| 22.1
| 6.6
| 3.5
| 16.4
| 14.9
| style="background:#024C93;color:white;"| 24.8
|–
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="-2.7" |2.7
|-
|Opinion
| data-sort-value="2000-08-25" | 25 Aug 2000
| –
| –
| 9.9
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 27.2
| –
| 4.5
| 11.8
| 15.4
| 22.5
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="4.7" |4.7
|-
|Norsk Gallup
| data-sort-value="2000-08-01" | August 2000
| –
| 2.5
| 8.5
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 29.0
| 6.5
| 2.5
| 11.0
| 19.0
| 22.5
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="6.5" |6.5
|-
|Nationen
| data-sort-value="2000-07-01" | July 2000
|–
|–
| 8.3
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 29.2
| 6.9
| 2.3
| 13.5
| 14.4
| 23.2
| –
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="6.0" |6.0
|-
|MMI
| data-sort-value="2000-06-05" | 5-8 Jun 2000
| 902
| 0.8
| 6.7
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 32.8
| 5.8
| 2.9
| 12.8
| 17.9
| 19.4
| 1.0
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="13.4" |13.4
|-
|MMI
| data-sort-value="2000-05-01" | May 2000
| –
| 1.7
| 7.7
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 38.8
| 4.9
| 3.5
| 13.0
| 12.3
| 16.7
| 1.5
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="22.1" | 22.1
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| 1997 election
| data-sort-value="1997-09-15" | 15 Sep 1997
| –
| 1.7
| 6.0
| style="background:#F7BDC5;"| 35.0
| 7.9
| 4.5
| 13.7
| 14.3
| 15.3
| 1.6
| style="background:;color:white;" data-sort-value="2.4" | 2.4
|}
Results
Voter demographics
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! rowspan="3"| Cohort
! colspan="8" | Percentage of cohort voting for
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5em;"| Ap
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | H
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | FrP
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Sv
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | KrF
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Sp
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | V
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Others
|-
! style="background:" |
! style="background:" |
! style="background:" |
! style="background:" |
! style="background:" |
! style="background:" |
! style="background:" |
! style="background:" |
|-
| Total vote || style="background:#ffccd4;| 24.29% || 21.21%|| 14.64%|| 12.55%
| 12.41%|| 5.56%|| 3.91%||
|-
! colspan="9" | Gender
|-
| Females || style="background:#ffccd4;| 26.2% || 19%|| 10.9% || 15.4%
| 5.5%|| 5.5% || 3.4% ||
|-
| Males || style="background:#ffccd4;| 22.5% || 23.2%|| 18.3% || 9.8%
| 5.7%|| 5.7% || 4.4% ||
|-
! colspan="9" | Age
|-
| 18–30 years old || 16.2% || style="background:#cce4ff;| 22.4%|| 14.5% || 21.2%
| 9.1%|| 3.7% || 3.7% ||
|-
| 30-59 years old || style="background:#ffccd4;| 25.1% || 23.2%|| 12.6% || 13.3%
| 11.6%|| 5.6% || 4.2% ||
|-
| 60 years old and older || style="background:#ffccd4;| 27.2% || 15.7%|| 19.6% || 5.4%
| 16.4%|| 6.4% || 3.4% ||
|-
! colspan="9" | Work
|-
| low income || style="background:#ffccd4;| 23.6% || 13.8%|| 17% || 14.4%
| 15.4%|| 6.7% || 2.8% ||
|-
| Average income || style="background:#ffccd4;| 22.8% || 20.7%|| 14.8% || 12.9%
| 12.7%|| 6.3% || 3.6% ||
|-
| High income || 26.5% || style="background:#cce4ff;| 29.2% || 10.8% || 11%
| 9.7%|| 3.7% || 5.5% ||
|-
! colspan="9" |Education
|-
| Primary school || style="background:#ffccd4;| 27.7% || 12.3%|| 24.5% || 7.5%
| 12.3%|| 5.9% || 1.6% ||
|-
| High school || style="background:#ffccd4;| 24.7% || 21.9% || 15% || 11.4%
| 13.1%|| 6.6% || 2.6% ||
|-
| University/college || 22.1% || style="background:#cce4ff;| 24.1%|| 7.8% || 17.9%
| 11.3%|| 3.4% || 8.3% ||
|-
! colspan="11! |
|-
| colspan="9" | Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research
|}
Seat distribution
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 0.9em;"
! rowspan="4" |Constituency
! rowspan="4" |Total<br>seats
! colspan="11" |Seats won
|-
! colspan="7" |By party
!
! rowspan="23" |
! colspan="2" |By coalition
|-
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |Ap
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |H
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |FrP
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |SV
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |KrF
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |Sp
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |V
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |KP
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" |
|-
! style="background:;" |
! style="background:;" |
! style="background:;" |
! style="background:;" |
! style="background:;;" |
! style="background:;;" |
! style="background:;;" |
! style="background:;" |
! style="background:;" |
! style="background:;" |
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Akershus
!15
|3
|5
|3
|2
|1
|1
|
|
|9
|6
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Aust-Agder
!4
|1
|1
|1
|
|1
|
|
|
|3
|1
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Buskerud
!7
|2
|2
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|
|4
|3
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Finnmark
!4
|2
|1
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|1
|3
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Hedmark
!8
|3
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|3
|5
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Hordaland
!17
|3
|4
|3
|2
|3
|1
|1
|
|11
|6
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Møre og Romsdal
!10
|2
|2
|2
|1
|2
|1
|
|
|6
|4
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Nord-Trøndelag
!6
|2
|
|1
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|2
|4
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Nordland
!12
|3
|2
|2
|2
|1
|1
|
|1
|6
|6
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Oppland
!7
|3
|1
|1
|1
|
|1
|
|
|2
|5
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Oslo
!16
|4
|5
|2
|3
|1
|
|1
|
|9
|7
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Østfold
!8
|2
|2
|2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|5
|3
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Rogaland
!11
|2
|3
|2
|1
|2
|1
|
|
|7
|4
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Sogn og Fjordane
!5
|1
|1
|
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|2
|3
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Sør-Trøndelag
!10
|3
|2
|1
|2
|1
|1
|
|
|4
|6
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Telemark
!6
|2
|1
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|
|3
|3
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Troms
!6
|2
|1
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|
|3
|3
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Vest-Agder
!5
|1
|2
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|4
|1
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Vestfold
!8
|2
|2
|2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|5
|3
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |Total
!165
!43
!38
!26
!23
!22
!10
!2
!1
!89
!76
|-
|align=left colspan="13" |Source: Statistics Norway
|}
References
Further reading
External links
- Storting Election 2001 - Labour's worst election in 77 years from Statistics Norway
- Results by district Psephos