1957 Norwegian parliamentary election

1957 Norwegian parliamentary election
7 October 1957
All 150 seats in the Storting
76 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Einar Gerhardsen Alv Kjøs Bent Røiseland
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 46.7%, 77 seats 18.9%, 27 seats 10.0%, 15 seats
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 Farmers' Christian Democratic Communist
Last election 9.3%, 14 seats, 10.5%, 14 seats 5.1%, 3 seats
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%
Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Einar Gerhardsen
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Einar Gerhardsen
Labour

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

This was the last time a single party won a majority of seats on its own in a Norwegian election. This was also the last Norwegian parliamentary election as of 2026 to not be held in September.

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