Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 17 October 1927.[1] [2] The Labour Party emergeed as the largest party, winning 59 of the 150 seats in the Storting .[3] However, the subsequent government was headed by Ivar Lykke of the Conservative Party .
1927 Norwegian parliamentary election First party Second party Third party Leader Oscar Torp Johan Ludwig Mowinckel C. J. Hambro Party Labour Liberal Conservative Last election 18.44%, 24 seats 18.58%, 34 seats 32.53%, 43 seats Seats won 59 30 29 Seat change 35 4 14Popular vote 368,106 172,568 240,091 (H +FV ) Percentage 36.84% 17.27% 24.03% (H +FV ) Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Erik Enge Peder Furubotn P. A. Holm Party Farmers' Communist Free-minded Liberal Last election 13.52%, 22 seats 6.10%, 6 seats 11 seats with H Seats won 26 3 2 Seat change 4 3 9Popular vote 149,026 40,075 With H Percentage 14.91% 4.01% –
Newspaper endorsements Results Party Votes % Seats +/– Labour Party 368,106 36.84 59 +35 Conservative Party [a] 240,091 24.03 29 –14 Free-minded Liberal Party [a] 1 – Liberal Party 172,568 17.27 30 –4 Farmers' Party 149,026 14.91 26 +4 Communist Party 40,075 4.01 3 –3 Free-minded Liberal Party [a] 14,439 1.44 1 – Radical People's Party 13,459 1.35 1 –1 National Legion 1,210 0.12 0 – Fishermen and the Liberal People's Party 308 0.03 0 – Wild votes 15 0.00 – – Total 999,297 100.00 150 0 Valid votes 999,297 98.88 Invalid/blank votes 11,328 1.12 Total votes 1,010,625 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,484,409 68.08 Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Norges Offisielle Statistikk
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