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Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009

Election NameNorwegian parliamentary election, 2009
CountryNorway
Typeparliamentary
Ongoingno
Previous ElectionNorwegian parliamentary election, 2005
Previous MpsList of members of Stortinget 2009 � 2013
Previous Year2005
Next ElectionNorwegian parliamentary election, 2013
Next Year2013
Seats For ElectionAll 169 seats to the Norwegian Parliament
85 seats were needed for a majority
Election Date14 September 2009
Leader1Jens Stoltenberg
Party1Norwegian Labour Party|Labour
Leader Since110 November 2002
Last Election161 seats (32.7%)
Seats164
Seat Change1+3
Popular Vote1949,060
Percentage135.4%
Leader2Siv Jensen
Party2Progress Party (Norway)|Progress
Leader Since22006
Last Election238 seats (22.1%)
Seats241
Seat Change2+3
Popular Vote2614,724
Percentage222.9%
Leader3Erna Solberg
Leader Since32004
Party3Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative
Last Election323 seats (14.1%)
Seats330
Seat Change3+7
Popular Vote3462,465
Percentage317.2%
Leader4Kristin Halvorsen
Party4Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left
Last Election415 seats (8.8%)
Seats411
Seat Change4-4
Popular Vote4166,366
Percentage46.2%
Leader5Liv Signe Navarsete
Party5Centre Party (Norway)|Centre
Last Election511 seats (6.5%)
Seats511
Seat Change50
Popular Vote5165,014
Percentage56.2%
Leader6Dagfinn Høybråten
Party6Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic
Last Election611 seats (6.8%)
Seats610
Seat Change6-1
Popular Vote6148,750
Percentage65.5%
TitlePrime Minister
PosttitlePrime Minister-designate
Before ElectionJens Stoltenberg
Before PartyRed-Green Coalition
After ElectionJens Stoltenberg
After PartyRed-Green Coalition

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The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open voting on 13 September. Voters elected 169 members for the Storting, each for a four-year term. Voter turn-out in the 2009 general elections was 76.4%.

Candidates were elected on party lists in each of the 19 counties. The political parties nominated candidates for these lists during late 2008 and early 2009. The party lists had to be registered by 31 March 2009.

Although the opposition received more votes, the governing Red-Green Coalition obtained more seats in parliament. This allowed Jens Stoltenberg to continue as prime minister. Further to the right, both the Conservative Party and Progress Party increased their number of seats in parliament. The centrist Liberal Party failed to meet the electoral threshold of 4.0%, and were reduced to two representatives in Parliament.


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