1953 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1953 Norwegian parliamentary election
Flag of Norway.svg
  1949 12 October 1953 1957  

All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Einar Gerhardsen 1945.jpeg 33606 C.J. Hambro.jpg Bent Roiseland.png
Leader Einar Gerhardsen C. J. Hambro Bent Røiseland
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election45.7%, 85 seats20.5%, 23 seats16.5%, 21 seats
Seats won772715
Seat changeDecrease2.svg8Increase2.svg4Decrease2.svg6
Popular vote830,448337,632 [a] 177,662
Percentage46.7%18.9% [a] 10.0%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Wikborg.PNG Einar Frogner.PNG Emil Lovlien.jpg
Leader Erling Wikborg Einar Frogner Emil Løvlien
Party Christian Democratic Farmers' Communist
Last election8.1%, 9 seats10.8%, 12 seats5.8%, 0 seats
Seats won14143
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Popular vote186,627166,679 [a] 90,422
Percentage10.5%9.3% [a] 5.1%

1953 Norwegian parliamentary election results map.svg
Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Oscar Torp
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Oscar Torp
Labour

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.

Contents

Endorsements

National daily newspapers

NewspaperParty endorsed
Tønsbergs Blad Conservative Party [2]

Results

1953 Norwegian Storting.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 830,44846.6677–8
Conservative Party 327,97118.4326+4
Christian Democratic Party 186,62710.4914+5
Liberal Party 177,6629.9815–6
Farmers' Party 157,0188.8214+2
Communist Party 90,4225.083+3
FarmersConservatives [lower-alpha 1] 9,6610.541
Wild votes220.00
Total1,779,831100.001500
Valid votes1,779,83199.41
Invalid/blank votes10,5000.59
Total votes1,790,331100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,256,79979.33
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution

ConstituencyTotal
seats
Seats won
Ap H V KrF B K
Akershus 7421
Aust-Agder 4211
Bergen5311
Buskerud 7421
Finnmark4211
Hedmark 85111
Hordaland 1041221
Møre og Romsdal 1041221
Nord-Trøndelag 6312
Nordland 1272111
Oppland 752
Oslo 1355111
Østfold 85111
Rogaland 1032221
Sogn og Fjordane 52111
Sør-Trøndelag 1052111
Telemark 6411
Troms6411
Vest-Agder 52111
Vestfold 743
Total15077271514143
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

  1. The joint list of the Farmers' Party and Conservative Party won one seat, which was taken by the Conservative Party. [3]

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References

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