1953 Norwegian parliamentary election

1953 Norwegian parliamentary election
12 October 1953
All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Einar Gerhardsen C. J. Hambro Bent Røiseland
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 45.7%, 85 seats 20.5%, 23 seats 16.5%, 21 seats
Seats won 77 27 15
Seat change 8 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 8.1%, 9 seats 10.8%, 12 seats 5.8%, 0 seats
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%
Largest bloc and seats won 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. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 77 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

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