2029 Norwegian parliamentary election
10 or 17 September 2029
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Parliamentary elections will be held in September 2029 to elect representatives to the country's national assembly, the Storting, for the period of 2029–2033.[1]
Parties
Parliamentary parties
The table below lists political parties elected to the Storting in the 2025 parliamentary election.
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | 2025 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||
| Ap | Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet |
Social democracy[2] | Centre-left[3] | Jonas Gahr Støre | 28.0% | 53 / 169
| |
| FrP | Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet |
Right-wing populism[4] | Right-wing[5] to far-right[6] | Sylvi Listhaug | 23.8% | 47 / 169
| |
| H | Conservative Party Høyre |
Liberal conservatism[7] | Centre-right[8] | TBA | 14.6% | 24 / 169
| |
| SV | Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti |
Socialism[9] | Left-wing[10] | Kirsti Bergstø | 5.6% | 9 / 169
| |
| Sp | Centre Party Senterpartiet |
Agrarianism[11] | Centre[12] | Trygve Slagsvold Vedum | 5.6% | 9 / 169
| |
| R | Red Party Rødt |
Marxism[13] | Left-wing[14] to far-left[15] | Marie Sneve Martinussen | 5.3% | 9 / 169
| |
| MDG | Green Party Miljøpartiet De Grønne |
Green politics | Centre-left[16] | Arild Hermstad | 4.7% | 8 / 169
| |
| KrF | Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti |
Christian democracy[17] | Centre-right[18] | Dag-Inge Ulstein | 4.2% | 7 / 169
| |
| V | Liberal Party Venstre |
Liberalism[19] | Centre[20] to centre-right[21] | Guri Melby | 3.7% | 3 / 169
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Opinion polls
This section includes national voter intention polls listed on the Poll of Polls website.[22] The projected seat distribution for each poll, as listed on the website, is shown below the percentages. 85 seats are needed for a majority.
2025
| Polling execution | Parties | Blocs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
Resp. | Red | Blue | Others | Lead | Red | Blue | Lead | |||||||
| R | SV | MDG | Ap | Sp | V | KrF | H | FrP | |||||||||
| Opinion | 8–15 Dec | 1,000 | 82.0 | 7.6 14 |
4.5 9 |
3.7 3 |
25.1 47 |
5.8 11 |
3.2 2 |
2.9 1 |
18.1 34 |
25.2 48 |
3.8 0 |
0.1 1 |
46.7 84 |
49.4 85 |
3.0 1 |
| Norstat | 8–13 Dec | 1,000 | N/a | 6.4 11 |
5.2 9 |
4.5 8 |
24.1 45 |
4.4 7 |
4.0 7 |
3.0 2 |
17.2 30 |
27.3 50 |
3.9 0 |
3.2 5 |
44.6 80 |
51.5 89 |
6.9 9 |
| Respons Analyse | 3–8 Dec | 1,000 | N/a | 7.0 11 |
5.7 9 |
4.2 7 |
22.8 42 |
6.0 10 |
4.1 7 |
3.1 2 |
17.5 32 |
27.7 49 |
2.0 0 |
4.9 7 |
45.7 72 |
52.4 90 |
6.7 11 |
| Norfakta | 2–3 Dec | 1,000 | N/a | 6.4 12 |
5.0 9 |
5.0 9 |
25.5 46 |
6.1 11 |
2.8 2 |
3.0 1 |
17.6 32 |
26.1 47 |
2.5 0 |
0.6 1 |
48.0 87 |
49.5 82 |
1.5 -5 |
| Opinion | 24 Nov – 2 Dec | 1,201 | 81.0 | 6.9 12 |
5.1 9 |
3.7 3 |
22.2 42 |
6.0 11 |
4.7 8 |
4.0 3 |
17.8 32 |
26.7 49 |
2.9 0 |
4.5 7 |
42.6 77 |
53.2 92 |
10.6 15 |
| InFact | 1 Dec | 1,096 | N/a | 7.2 12 |
5.3 9 |
4.9 8 |
21.6 41 |
5.7 9 |
3.2 2 |
4.0 6 |
17.4 31 |
27.9 51 |
2.8 0 |
6.3 10 |
44.7 79 |
52.5 90 |
7.8 11 |
| Verian | 1 Dec[a] | N/a | N/a | 5.5 10 |
5.0 9 |
5.8 10 |
23.2 42 |
6.8 12 |
3.6 2 |
4.2 7 |
17.1 30 |
25.6 47 |
3.3 0 |
2.4 5 |
46.3 83 |
50.5 86 |
4.2 3 |
| Norstat | 18 Nov[a] | 999 | N/a | 7.5 13 |
5.2 9 |
4.2 7 |
24.8 45 |
5.6 10 |
2.6 2 |
4.3 8 |
16.5 29 |
25.7 46 |
3.8 0 |
0.9 1 |
47.3 84 |
49.1 85 |
1.8 1 |
| Opinion | 10–17 Nov | 1,000 | 81.0 | 6.8 13 |
6.8 12 |
3.8 3 |
22.6 42 |
6.4 12 |
3.3 2 |
3.0 2 |
19.7 36 |
25.0 47 |
2.5 0 |
2.4 5 |
46.4 82 |
51.0 87 |
4.6 5 |
| Respons Analyse | 4–7 Nov | 1,000 | N/a | 6.4 11 |
5.5 9 |
4.5 8 |
22.0 42 |
6.2 10 |
3.8 3 |
4.3 7 |
18.7 32 |
25.7 47 |
3.0 0 |
3.7 5 |
44.6 80 |
52.5 89 |
7.9 9 |
| InFact | 5 Nov[a] | N/a | N/a | 7.4 13 |
4.9 9 |
3.7 3 |
22.3 42 |
5.9 11 |
3.7 3 |
4.3 8 |
16.9 31 |
27.1 49 |
3.8 0 |
4.4 7 |
44.2 78 |
52.0 91 |
7.8 9 |
| Norfakta | 4–5 Nov | 1,003 | N/a | 6.2 11 |
4.7 8 |
5.1 9 |
24.3 45 |
5.4 10 |
3.2 2 |
3.7 3 |
16.6 29 |
27.3 52 |
3.4 0 |
3.0 7 |
45.7 83 |
50.8 86 |
5.1 3 |
| Opinion | 27 Oct – 3 Nov | 1,001 | 83.0 | 6.1 11 |
5.1 9 |
4.9 8 |
23.9 46 |
6.1 11 |
2.5 2 |
3.4 3 |
17.0 30 |
26.8 49 |
4.2 0 |
2.9 3 |
46.1 85 |
49.7 84 |
3.6 -1 |
| Verian | 27–31 Oct | 1,194 | N/a | 6.3 10 |
5.8 9 |
4.1 6 |
25.0 48 |
5.5 8 |
4.6 7 |
5.7 9 |
15.9 30 |
23.3 42 |
3.9 0 |
1.7 6 |
46.7 81 |
49.5 88 |
2.8 7 |
| Norstat | 21 Oct[a] | N/a | N/a | 6.7 12 |
5.4 10 |
4.8 9 |
26.2 49 |
5.5 10 |
3.9 3 |
3.5 3 |
16.6 30 |
23.5 43 |
3.9 0 |
2.7 6 |
48.6 90 |
47.5 79 |
1.1 11 |
| Opinion | 13–20 Oct | 1,000 | 83.0 | 6.9 11 |
7.0 11 |
3.8 3 |
24.8 49 |
5.4 8 |
4.3 7 |
4.8 7 |
16.2 31 |
23.2 42 |
3.7 0 |
1.6 7 |
47.9 82 |
48.5 87 |
0.6 5 |
| Respons Analyse | 8–13 Oct | 1,002 | N/a | 5.7 9 |
6.0 9 |
4.1 6 |
28.4 55 |
5.1 8 |
4.2 7 |
3.6 3 |
14.9 25 |
25.0 47 |
3.1 0 |
3.4 8 |
49.3 87 |
47.7 82 |
1.6 5 |
| Norfakta | 7–8 Oct | 1,006 | 90.0 | 5.9 10 |
4.9 8 |
4.5 7 |
29.0 54 |
4.5 7 |
3.4 2 |
4.4 7 |
15.1 25 |
25.5 49 |
4.9 0 |
3.5 5 |
48.8 86 |
48.4 83 |
0.4 3 |
| InFact | 6 Oct | 1,094 | N/a | 5.6 9 |
5.5 9 |
5.5 9 |
28.8 54 |
4.8 8 |
2.8 2 |
4.6 7 |
13.9 22 |
25.3 49 |
3.1 0 |
3.5 5 |
50.2 89 |
46.6 80 |
3.6 9 |
| Verian | 29 Sep – 3 Oct | 992 | N/a | 6.2 10 |
5.8 9 |
4.4 7 |
29.4 55 |
5.9 9 |
4.2 6 |
4.1 6 |
15.0 26 |
21.6 41 |
3.4 0 |
7.8 14 |
51.7 90 |
44.9 79 |
6.8 11 |
| 2025 election | 8 Sep | 4,059,218 | 80.1 | 5.3 9 |
5.6 9 |
4.7 8 |
28.0 53 |
5.6 9 |
3.7 3 |
4.2 7 |
14.6 24 |
23.8 47 |
4.3 0 |
4.2 6 |
49.2 88 |
46.3 81 |
2.9 7 |
Notes
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