1953 Norwegian parliamentary election

1953 Norwegian parliamentary election

← 1949 12 October 1953 1957 →
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.^[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 77 of the 150 seats in the Storting.