1957 Norwegian parliamentary election
1957 Norwegian parliamentary election
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%
Results by constituency
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 October 1957.[ 1] 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.
Newspaper endorsements
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Labour Party 865,675 48.33 78 +1 Conservative Party 301,395 16.83 25 +2 Christian Democratic Party 183,243 10.23 12 –2 Liberal Party 171,407 9.57 15 0 Farmers' Party 154,761 8.64 14 +1 Communist Party 60,060 3.35 1 –2 Farmers' –Conservatives [ a] 45,476 2.54 4 – Liberals –Conservatives [ b] 5,884 0.33 1 – Norwegian Social Democratic Party 2,855 0.16 0 New Liberal People's Party 249 0.01 0 New Progress Party 105 0.01 0 New Wild votes 18 0.00 – – Total 1,791,128 100.00 150 0 Valid votes 1,791,128 99.50 Invalid/blank votes 9,027 0.50 Total votes 1,800,155 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,298,376 78.32 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Voter demographics
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Ap
H
V
KrF
Sp
Others
Total vote
48.3%
21.7%
10.5%
10.2%
9.9%
Gender
Female
47.8%
15.7%
9.6%
13.2%
9.6%
Male
48.9%
17.8%
9.6%
7.4%
7.7%
Age
18–30 years old
58.5%
17.1%
8.3%
5.7%
5.7%
30-59 years old
48.5%
15.5%
10.3%
9.5%
8.8%
60 years old and older
40.7%
20.3%
8.3%
15.8%
10.8%
Work
Low income
47.2%
13.1%
7.6%
14%
13.1%
Average income
59.6%
10.1%
8.7%
8.7%
7%
High income
38%
28.7%
12.3%
7.6%
5.3%
Education
Primary school
57.8%
9.5%
8.1%
10.5%
7.4%
High school
30.7%
24.9%
13.6%
10%
13.9%
University/college
16.4%
62.7%
10.4%
9%
1.5%
Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Seat distribution
Notes
^ The joint list of the Farmers' Party and Conservative Party won four seats, three of which were taken by the Conservative Party and one by the Farmers' Party.[ 3]
^ The joint list of the Liberal Party and Conservative Party won one seat, taken by the Conservative Party.[ 3]
References