Norwegian parliamentary election, 1957

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1957

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 865,675 301,395 171,407 Percentage 48.3% 16.8% 9.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Per Borten Einar Hareide Emil Løvlien Party Centre Christian People's 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 154,761 183,243 60,060 Percentage 8.6% 10.2% 3.4%

Prime Minister before election Einar Gerhardsen Labour Prime Minister-designate Einar Gerhardsen Labour

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.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Labour Party	865,675	48.3	78	+1
Conservative Party	301,395	16.8	29	+2
Christian People's Party	183,243	10.2	12	–2
Liberal Party	171,407	9.6	15	0
Centre Party	154,761	8.6	15	+1
Communist Party	60,060	3.4	1	–2
Centrists–Conservatives	45,476	2.5	[a]	–
Liberals–Conservatives	5,884	0.3	[b]	–
Norwegian Social Democratic Party	2,855	0.2	0	New
Liberal People's Party	249	0.0	0	New
Special Lists	105	0.0	0	New
Wild votes	18	0.0	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	9,027	–	–	–
Total	1,800,155	100	150	0
Registered voters/turnout	2,298,376	78.3	–	–
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

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