2029 Norwegian parliamentary election

2029 Norwegian parliamentary election

10 or 17 September 2029

All 169 seats in the Storting
85 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Jonas Gahr Støre Sylvi Listhaug TBC
Party Labour Progress Conservative
Leader since 14 June 2014 8 May 2021 2026 Leadership election
Leader's seat Oslo Møre og Romsdal
Last election 53 seats, 28.0% 47 seats, 23.8% 24 seats, 14.6%

 
Leader Kirsti Bergstø Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Marie Sneve Martinussen
Party Socialist Left Centre Red
Leader since 18 March 2023 7 April 2014 24 May 2024
Leader's seat Akershus Hedmark Akershus
Last election 9 seats, 5.6% 9 seats, 5.6% 9 seats, 5.3%

 
Leader Arild Hermstad Dag-Inge Ulstein Guri Melby
Party Green Christian
Democratic
Liberal
Leader since 26 November 2022 22 August 2024 26 September 2020
Leader's seat Oslo Oslo
Last election 8 seats, 4.7% 7 seats, 4.2% 3 seats, 3.7%

Incumbent Prime Minister

Jonas Gahr Støre
Labour



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

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
PP 1.2
ND 0.6
INP 0.9
K 0.4
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
PP 0.8
ND 0.2
K 0.4
0.6
1
48.0
87
49.5
82
1.5
-5
Opinion 24 Nov2 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
PP 0.1
ND 0.6
INP 0.4
K 0.4
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
PP 0.3
ND 0.9
INP 0.5
K 0.3
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
PP 1.0
ND 0.7
INP 0.5
K 0.4
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
PP 0.1
ND 0.7
INP 0.8
K 0.5
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
PP 0.1
ND 1.0
INP 0.3
K 0.4
3.0
7
45.7
83
50.8
86
5.1
3
Opinion 27 Oct3 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
PP 0.7
ND 0.4
INP 1.1
K 0.6
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
PP 0.7
ND 0.2
INP 1.0
K 0.7
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
PP 0.6
ND 0.5
INP 0.6
K 1.2
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
PP 0.3
ND 0.8
INP 0.7
K 0.3
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
PP 0.2
ND 1.5
INP 1.1
K 0.7
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 Sep3 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
PP 0.4
ND 0.8
INP 0.4
K 0.5
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

  1. ^ a b c d Date of publication

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