1957 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 October 1957.[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 78 of the 150 seats in the Storting. The Gerhardsen government continued in office.

1957 Norwegian parliamentary election
7 October 1957
All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
76 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Einar Gerhardsen Alv Kjøs Bent Røiseland
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 77 seats, 46.7% 27 seats, 18.9% 15 seats, 10.0%
Seats won 78 29 15
Seat change 1 2 0
Popular vote 865,675 352,755[a][b] 177,291[b]
Percentage 48.3% 21.7%[a][b] 10.5%[b]
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Per Borten Einar Hareide Emil Løvlien
Party Centre Christian Democratic Communist
Last election 14 seats, 9.3% 14 seats, 10.5% 3 seats, 5.1%
Seats won 15 12 1
Seat change 1 2 2
Popular vote 200,237[a] 183,243 60,060
Percentage 9.9%[a] 10.2% 3.4%
Prime Minister before election

Einar Gerhardsen
Labour

 Elected Prime Minister

Einar Gerhardsen
Labour

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Labour Party865,67548.378+1
Conservative Party301,39516.829+2
Christian People's Party183,24310.212–2
Liberal Party171,4079.6150
Centre Party154,7618.615+1
Communist Party60,0603.41–2
Centrists-Conservatives45,4762.5[a]–
Liberals-Conservatives5,8840.3[b]–
Norwegian Social Democratic Party2,8550.20New
Liberal People's Party2490.00New
Special Lists1050.00New
Wild votes180.0––
Invalid/blank votes9,027–––
Total1,800,1551001500
Registered voters/turnout2,298,37678.3––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a The joint list of the Centre Party and Conservative Party won four seats, three of which were taken by the Conservative Party and one by the Centre Party, which was taken by the Conservative Party.[2]

b The joint list of the Liberal Party and Conservative Party won no seats.

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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