6 2 0 ▁votes ▁against ▁Elle f ▁Marc ussen ' s ▁ 5 9 7 . ▁Marc ussen , ▁however , ▁ha iled ▁from ▁L ille ham mer ▁and ▁carried ▁the ▁votes ▁there , ▁winning ▁comfort ably ▁with ▁ 1 , 8 1 7 ▁votes ▁in ▁total ▁against ▁Re iers en ' s ▁ 1 , 3 8 1 . ▁Re iers en ▁was ▁later ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Norway ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁from ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁Market ▁towns ▁of ▁Te lem ark ▁and ▁Aust - Ag der ▁count ies . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Custom s . ▁He ▁served ▁one ▁term , ▁and ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁party ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Commun ist ▁came ▁during ▁this ▁term . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁of ▁Sk ien ▁city ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁mayor ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁back ▁to ▁Labour ▁Party ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Re iers en ▁defect ed ▁from ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁joining ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁Re iers en ▁served ▁as ▁county ▁leader ▁for ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁He ▁head ed ▁their ▁ball ot ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁elections , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁re - elect ed . ▁ ▁He ▁edited ▁Ny