1957 Norwegian parliamentary election

1957 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 150 seats in the Storting 76 seats needed for a majority
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
Prime Minister before election Einar Gerhardsen Labour Prime Minister after election Einar Gerhardsen Labour

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.