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Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001
Results of the general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, held on September 10, 2001. The Labour Party won a plurality of votes and seats, closely followed by the Conservative Party.
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| Party | Share of Vote | Seats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti) | 24.3% | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 21.2% | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 14.6% | 26 ¹
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 12.5% | 23
| Christian People's Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 12.4% | 22
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5.6% | 10
| Social Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3.9% | 2
| Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 1.7% | 1
| Others | 3.8% | 0
| Total | 100% | 165
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¹ Jan Simonsen, a candidate of the Progressive Party has since the election been expelled from his party and now sits as an independent in the parliament.
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