1961 Norwegian parliamentary election

11 September 1961
All 150 seats in the Storting 76 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   File:John Lyng by Schrøder (1932).JPG 150x150px Leader Einar Gerhardsen John Lyng Per Borten Party Labour Conservative Centre Last election 78 seats, 48.3% 29 seats, 21.7% 15 seats, 9.9% Seats won 74 29 16 Seat change 4 0 1 Popular vote 860,526 373,778 201,465 Percentage 46.8% 20.4% 10.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   150x150px Leader Einar Hareide Bent Røiseland Knut Løfsnes Party Christian Democratic Liberal Socialist People's Last election 12 seats, 10.2% 15 seats, 10.5% New Seats won 15 14 2 Seat change 3 1 2 Popular vote 190,860 208,251 43,996 Percentage 10.4% 11.3% 2.4%
Prime Minister before election Einar Gerhardsen Labour Prime Minister after election Einar Gerhardsen Labour

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 September 1961. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Although it lost the absolute majority it had held since 1945, the Labour Party was able to continue in government.

Results

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total seats	Seats won
		Ap	H	Sp	KrF	V	SF
Akershus	7	4	2	1
Aust-Agder	4	2	1			1
Bergen	5	2	1		1	1
Buskerud	7	4	2	1
Finnmark	4	3	1
Hedmark	8	5	1	2
Hordaland	10	4	1	1	2	2
Møre og Romsdal	10	4	1	1	2	2
Nord-Trøndelag	6	3		2		1
Nordland	12	6	2	1	2		1
Oppland	7	4	1	2
Oslo	13	6	5		1		1
Østfold	8	4	2	1	1
Rogaland	10	3	2	1	2	2
Sogn og Fjordane	5	2		1	1	1
Sør-Trøndelag	10	5	2	1	1	1
Telemark	6	3	1		1	1
Troms	6	4	1			1
Vest-Agder	5	2		1	1	1
Vestfold	7	4	3
Total	150	74	29	16	15	14	2
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk