1953 Norwegian parliamentary election
1953 Norwegian parliamentary election
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%
Results by constituency
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
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 [ a] 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
Notes
^ The joint list of the Farmers' Party and Conservative Party won one seat, which was taken by the Conservative Party.[ 3]
References