2001 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 2001.<ref name=NS>Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 Template:ISBN</ref> 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

Name			Ideology	Position	Leader	1997 result
						Votes (%)	Seats
style="background:Template:Party color; width:2px;"|	Ap	Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet	Social democracy	Centre-left	Thorbjørn Jagland	35.0%	Template:Composition bar
style="background:Template:Party color; width:2px;" |	FrP	Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet	Conservative liberalism	Right-wing	Carl I. Hagen	15.3%	Template:Composition bar
style="background:Template:Party color; width:2px;" |	H	Conservative Party Høyre	Conservatism	Centre-right	Jan Petersen	14.3%	Template:Composition bar
style="background:Template:Party color; width:2px;" |	KrF	Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti	Christian democracy	Centre to centre-right	Kjell Magne Bondevik	13.6%	Template:Composition bar
style="background:Template:Party color; width:2px;" |	Sp	Centre Party Senterpartiet	Agrarianism	Centre	Odd Roger Enoksen	7.9%	Template:Composition bar
style="background:Template:Party color; width:2px;" |	SV	Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti	Democratic socialism	Left-wing	Kristin Halvorsen	6.0%	Template:Composition bar
style="background:Template:Party color; width:2px;"|	V	Liberal Party Venstre	Social liberalism	Centre	Lars Sponheim	4.4%	Template:Composition bar
style="background:Template:Party color; width:2px;" |	Kp	Coastal Party Kystpartiet	Northern-regionalism	Centre to centre-right	Steinar Bastesen	new	Template:Composition bar

Campaign

Slogans

Party		Original slogan	English translation
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Labour Party	"Hvis velferd er viktigst"	"If welfare is the most important"
style="background:Template:Party color" |	Progress Party	"For folk flest"	"For most people"
style="background:Template:Party color" |	Christian Democratic Party	"Varmere samfunn"	"Warmer society"
style="background:Template:Party color" |	Conservative Party	"Ny kurs. Nye muligheter"	"New course, new opportunities"
style="background:Template:Party color" |	Centre Party	"Ta Norge i bruk"	"Use Norway"
style="background:Template:Party color" |	Socialist Left Party	"Barn og unge først"	"Children and young people first"
style="background:Template:Party color" |	Liberal Party	"Du er sjefen"	"You’re the boss"
style="background:Template:Party color" |	Red Electoral Alliance	"Opprørsvalg"	"Riot election (rebellion)"
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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.

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	RV	SV	Ap	Sp	V	KrF	H	FrP	Others	Lead
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2001 election	9–10 September 2001	–	1.2	12.5	24.3	5.6	3.9	12.4	21.2	14.6	4.3	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="3.1" | 3.1
Norsk Gallup	September 2001	–	–	15.0	25.5	4.5	2.5	11.0	25.5	11.5	–	Tie
AC Nielsen Norge	September 2001	–	1.2	12.2	24.9	5.0	3.4	14.8	21.7	13.5	3.3	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="3.2" | 3.2
MMI	September 2001	–	1.1	12.0	26.2	4.7	3.8	11.7	22.9	14.0	3.5	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="3.0" | 3.3
Norsk Gallup	27 Aug-2 Sep 2000	993	–	14.0	26.5	6.0	2.5	11.0	23.5	12.0	–	style="background:Template:Party color;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	26.6	14.2	1.8	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="-0.2" | 0.2
MMI	June 2001	–	1.0	7.7	24.0	6.2	1.9	12.7	30.9	14.0	1.7	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="-6.9" | 6.9
Norsk Gallup	April 2001	–	–	10.0	31.0	5.0	4.0	13.5	20.5	11.0	3.5	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="10.5" | 10.5
Din Mening/Norsk Statistikk	March 2001	–	1.5	9.7	30.4	7.6	3.8	14.4	18.4	13.7	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="12.0" | 12.0
Norsk Gallup	March 2001	–	–	10.0	29.0	5.5	3.5	9.0	22.0	17.5	1.5	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="7.0" | 7.0
Template:Nowrap	February 2001	–	1.3	7.1	30.6	7.1	3.4	13.0	17.8	18.5	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="12.1" | 12.1
Norsk Gallup	12 May 2000	–	–	7.5	27.5	5.5	2.5	13.0	17.5	23.5	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="4.0" | 4.0
Norsk Gallup	Nov 2000	–	–	10.0	24.5	5.0	3.5	11.5	17.0	27.0	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="-2.5" | 2.5
Opinion	13 Oct 2000	–	–	–	22.7	4.4	2.7	12.8	16.0	29.8	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="-7.1" | 7.1
AC Nielsen	29 Sep 2000	–	–	8.0	25.5	4.9	3.3	10.8	10.6	34.7	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="-9.2" |9.2
Norsk Gallup	5 Sep 2000	–	2.0	9.0	24.0	6.0	3.0	12.0	17.5	28.0	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="-4.0" |4.0
Nationen	Aug 2000	–	–	7.8	22.1	6.6	3.5	16.4	14.9	24.8	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="-2.7" |2.7
Opinion	25 Aug 2000	–	–	9.9	27.2	–	4.5	11.8	15.4	22.5	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="4.7" |4.7
Norsk Gallup	August 2000	–	2.5	8.5	29.0	6.5	2.5	11.0	19.0	22.5	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="6.5" |6.5
Nationen	July 2000	–	–	8.3	29.2	6.9	2.3	13.5	14.4	23.2	–	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="6.0" |6.0
MMI	5-8 Jun 2000	902	0.8	6.7	32.8	5.8	2.9	12.8	17.9	19.4	1.0	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="13.4" |13.4
MMI	May 2000	–	1.7	7.7	38.8	4.9	3.5	13.0	12.3	16.7	1.5	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="22.1" | 22.1
1997 election	15 Sep 1997	–	1.7	6.0	35.0	7.9	4.5	13.7	14.3	15.3	1.6	style="background:Template:Party color;color:white;" data-sort-value="2.4" | 2.4

Results

Voter demographics

Cohort	Percentage of cohort voting for
	Ap	H	FrP	Sv	KrF	Sp	V	Others
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Total vote	24.29%	21.21%	14.64%	12.55%	12.41%	5.56%	3.91%
Gender
Females	26.2%	19%	10.9%	15.4%	5.5%	5.5%	3.4%
Males	22.5%	23.2%	18.3%	9.8%	5.7%	5.7%	4.4%
Age
18–30 years old	16.2%	22.4%	14.5%	21.2%	9.1%	3.7%	3.7%
30-59 years old	25.1%	23.2%	12.6%	13.3%	11.6%	5.6%	4.2%
60 years old and older	27.2%	15.7%	19.6%	5.4%	16.4%	6.4%	3.4%
Work
low income	23.6%	13.8%	17%	14.4%	15.4%	6.7%	2.8%
Average income	22.8%	20.7%	14.8%	12.9%	12.7%	6.3%	3.6%
High income	26.5%	29.2%	10.8%	11%	9.7%	3.7%	5.5%
Education
Primary school	27.7%	12.3%	24.5%	7.5%	12.3%	5.9%	1.6%
High school	24.7%	21.9%	15%	11.4%	13.1%	6.6%	2.6%
University/college	22.1%	24.1%	7.8%	17.9%	11.3%	3.4%	8.3%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation									CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total seats	Seats won
		By party									By coalition
		Ap	H	FrP	SV	KrF	Sp	V	KP		Template:Abbr	Template:Nowrap
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Akershus	15	3	5	3	2	1	1				9	6
Aust-Agder	4	1	1	1		1					3	1
Buskerud	7	2	2	1	1	1					4	3
Finnmark	4	2	1		1						1	3
Hedmark	8	3	1	1	1	1	1				3	5
Hordaland	17	3	4	3	2	3	1	1			11	6
Møre og Romsdal	10	2	2	2	1	2	1				6	4
Nord-Trøndelag	6	2		1	1	1	1				2	4
Nordland	12	3	2	2	2	1	1		1		6	6
Oppland	7	3	1	1	1		1				2	5
Oslo	16	4	5	2	3	1		1			9	7
Østfold	8	2	2	2	1	1					5	3
Rogaland	11	2	3	2	1	2	1				7	4
Sogn og Fjordane	5	1	1		1	1	1				2	3
Sør-Trøndelag	10	3	2	1	2	1	1				4	6
Telemark	6	2	1	1	1	1					3	3
Troms	6	2	1	1	1	1					3	3
Vest-Agder	5	1	2			2					4	1
Vestfold	8	2	2	2	1	1					5	3
Total	165	43	38	26	23	22	10	2	1		89	76
Source: Statistics Norway

Further reading

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External links

• Storting Election 2001 - Labour's worst election in 77 years from Statistics Norway
• Results by district Psephos