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%
Results 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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