2021 Norwegian parliamentary election

The 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election was held on 13 September 2021. All 169 seats in the Norwegian legislature, the Storting, were up for election.

2021 Norwegian parliamentary election

13 September 2021
All 169 seats in the Storting 85 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± Labour Jonas Gahr Støre 26.3 48 Conservative Erna Solberg 20.5 36 Centre Trygve Slagsvold Vedum 13.6 28 Progress Sylvi Listhaug 11.7 21 Socialist Left Audun Lysbakken 7.5 13 Red Bjørnar Moxnes 4.7 8 Liberal Guri Melby 4.5 8 Green Une Aina Bastholm 3.8 3 Christian Democratic Kjell Ingolf Ropstad 3.8 3 Patient Focus Irene Ojala 0.2 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Preliminary election results map. Each circle represents a seat won by each party; the bottommost seat is the levelling seats for each electoral district.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Erna Solberg Conservative Jonas Gahr Støre Labour

Late at night on 13 September, incumbent Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg lost the most seats, and accepted her defeat. Her party ended up with the second-largest number of representatives. Jonas Gahr Støre's Labour Party won the most seats and is set to become prime minister.

Candidates

• 
  Opposition Leader
  Jonas Gahr Støre
  (Labour)
  from Oslo
• 
  Prime Minister
  Erna Solberg
  (Conservative)
  from Vestland
• 
  Former Minister
  Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
  (Centre)
  from Hedmark
• 
  Former Minister
  Sylvi Listhaug
  (Progress)
  from Møre og Romsdal
• 
  Former Minister
  Audun Lysbakken
  (Socialist Left)
  from Vestland
• 
  Party Leader
  Bjørnar Moxnes
  (Red)
  from Oslo
• 
  Minister
  Guri Melby
  (Liberal)
  from Oslo
• 
  Party Leader
  Une Aina Bastholm
  (Green)
  from Oslo
• 
  Minister
  Kjell Ingolf Ropstad
  (Christian Democratic)
  from Aust-Agder

Opinion polling

• 
  Polling

Results

Summary of the 13 September 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election results

Party		Votes			Seats
		#	%	±	#	±
	Labour Party (Ap)				48	-1
	Conservative Party (H)				36	-9
	Centre Party (Sp)				28	+9
	Progress Party (FrP)				21	-6
	Socialist Left Party (SV)				13	+2
	Red Party (R)				8	+7
	Liberal Party (V)				8	0
	Green Party (MDG)				3	+2
	Christian Democratic Party (KrF)				3	-5
	Democrats in Norway (DEM)				0	0
	Pensioners' Party (PP)				0	0
	The Christians (PDK)				0	0
	Industry and Business Party				0	New
	Center Party				0	New
	Health Party				0	0
	Patient Focus				1	New
	Capitalist Party				0	0
	People's Action No to More Road Tolls				0	New
	Alliance - Alternative for Norway				0	0
	Pirate Party				0	0
	Communist Party of Norway (NKP)				0	0
	Feminist Initiative (FI)				0	0
	The Generation Party				0	New
	Coastal Party (KP)				0	0
	Save Nature				0	New
	Generation Party				0	New
Totals			100.0	–	169	±0
Blank and invalid votes					–	–
Registered voters/turnout		3,891,736			–	–
Source: valgresultat.no

Results by electoral district

The following is the number of district seats for each party, with the party winning the most votes coloured in. The party earning the leveling seat in each district is marked by (*).

Electoral district	AP	H	Sp	Frp	SV	Rødt	V	MDG	KrF	PF	Total
Østfold	3	2	2	1	1*	-	-	-	-	-	9
Akershus	5	5	2	2	1	1	2*	1	-	-	19
Oslo	4	5	-	1	3	2	3*	2	-	-	20
Hedmark	3	1	2	1*	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
Oppland	2	1	2	1*	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Buskerud	3	2	1	1	1*	-	-	-	-	-	8
Vestfold	2	2	1	1	1*	-	-	-	-	-	7
Telemark	2	1	1	1	-	1*	-	-	-	-	6
Aust-Agder	1	1	1	1*	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Vest-Agder	1	1	1	1	-	-	1*	-	1	-	6
Rogaland	3	4	2	2	1	1*	-	-	1	-	14
Hordaland	4	4	2	2	1	1	1*	-	1	-	16
Sogn og Fjordane	1	1	1	-	-	-	1*	-	-	-	4
Møre og Romsdal	2	1	2	2	1*	-	-	-	-	-	8
Sør-Trøndelag	3	2	2	1	1	1*	-	-	-	-	10
Nord-Trøndelag	2	-	2	-	-	1*	-	-	-	-	5
Nordland	3	2	2	1	1*	-	-	-	-	-	9
Troms	2	1	1	1	1*	-	-	-	-	-	6
Finnmark	2	-	1	1*	-	-	-	-	-	1	5
Total	48	36	28	21	13	8	8	3	3	1	169