1953 Norwegian parliamentary election

1953 Norwegian parliamentary election
All 150 seats in the Storting ; 76 seats needed for a majority
	Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election; Oscar Torp ; Labour	Prime Minister after election; Oscar Torp ; Labour

Last updated March 02, 2024

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.

Endorsements

National daily newspapers

Newspaper	Party endorsed
Tønsbergs Blad		Conservative Party ^[2]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Labour Party	830,448	46.66	77	–8
	Conservative Party	327,971	18.43	26	+4
	Christian Democratic Party	186,627	10.49	14	+5
	Liberal Party	177,662	9.98	15	–6
	Farmers' Party	157,018	8.82	14	+2
	Communist Party	90,422	5.08	3	+3
	Farmers–Conservatives ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9,661	0.54	1	–
Wild votes		22	0.00	–	–
Total		1,779,831	100.00	150	0

Valid votes		1,779,831	99.41
Invalid/blank votes		10,500	0.59
Total votes		1,790,331	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,256,799	79.33
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution

Constituency	Total seats	Seats won
		Ap	H	V	KrF	B	K

Akershus	7	4	2			1
Aust-Agder	4	2	1		1
Bergen	5	3	1	1
Buskerud	7	4	2			1
Finnmark	4	2	1				1
Hedmark	8	5	1			1	1
Hordaland	10	4	1	2	2	1
Møre og Romsdal	10	4	1	2	2	1
Nord-Trøndelag	6	3		1		2
Nordland	12	7	2	1	1	1
Oppland	7	5				2
Oslo	13	5	5	1	1		1
Østfold	8	5	1		1	1
Rogaland	10	3	2	2	2	1
Sogn og Fjordane	5	2		1	1	1
Sør-Trøndelag	10	5	2	1	1	1
Telemark	6	4		1	1
Troms	6	4	1	1
Vest-Agder	5	2	1	1	1
Vestfold	7	4	3
Total	150	77	27	15	14	14	3
Source: Norges Offisielle Statistikk

Notes

↑ 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

↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tonsbergsblad_null_null_19531010_84_235_1
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1459

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

[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[2] ttps://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tonsbergsblad_null_null_19531010_84_235_1

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1459

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