1953 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 October 1953.[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 77 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

1953 Norwegian parliamentary election
12 October 1953
All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
76 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Einar Gerhardsen C. J. Hambro Bent Røiseland
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 85 seats, 45.7% 23 seats, 20.5% 21 seats, 16.5%
Seats won 77 27 15
Seat change 7 4 6
Popular vote 830,448 337,632[a] 177,662
Percentage 46.7% 18.9%[a] 10.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Erling Wikborg Einar Frogner Emil Løvlien
Party Christian Democratic Farmers' Communist
Last election 9 seats, 8.1% 12 seats, 10.8% 0 seats, 5.8%
Seats won 14 14 3
Seat change 5 2 3
Popular vote 186,627 166,679[a] 90,422
Percentage 10.5% 9.3%[a] 5.1%
Prime Minister before election

Oscar Torp
Labour

 Elected Prime Minister

Oscar Torp
Labour

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Labour Party830,44846.777–7
Conservative Party327,97118.427+4
Christian People's Party186,62710.514+5
Liberal Party177,66210.015–6
Farmers' Party157,0188.814+2
Communist Party90,4225.13+3
Farmers-Conservatives9,6610.5[a]–
Wild votes220.0––
Invalid/blank votes10,500–––
Total1,790,3311001500
Registered voters/turnout2,256,79979.3––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a The joint list of the Farmers' Party and Conservative Party won one seat, which was taken by the Conservative Party.[2]

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1459
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