1953 Norwegian parliamentary election

1953 Norwegian parliamentary election

12 October 1953
All 150 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 76 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Einar Gerhardsen C. J. Hambro Bent Røiseland Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 85 seats, 45.7% 23 seats, 20.5% 21 seats, 16.5% Seats won 77 27 15 Seat change 8 4 6 Popular vote 830,448 337,632 177,662 Percentage 46.7% 18.9% 10.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Erling Wikborg Einar Frogner Emil Løvlien Party Christian Democratic Farmers' Communist Last election 9 seats, 8.1% 12 seats, 10.8% 0 seats, 5.8% Seats won 14 14 3 Seat change 5 2 3 Popular vote 186,627 166,679 90,422 Percentage 10.5% 9.3% 5.1%
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.

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	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