Norwegian parliamentary election, 1957
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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. The Gerhardsen government continued in office.
[edit] Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 865,675 | 48.3 | 78 | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 301,395 | 16.8 | 29 | +2 |
| Christian People's Party | 183,243 | 10.2 | 12 | –2 |
| Liberal Party | 171,407 | 9.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Centre Party | 154,761 | 8.6 | 15 | +1 |
| Communist Party | 60,060 | 3.4 | 1 | –2 |
| Centrists-Conservatives | 45,476 | 2.5 | [a] | – |
| Liberals-Conservatives | 5,884 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| Norwegian Social Democratic Party | 2,855 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Liberal People's Party | 249 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Special Lists | 105 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Wild votes | 18 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,027 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,800,155 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,298,376 | 78.3 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
a The joint list of the Centre Party and Conservative Party won four seats, three of which were taken by the Conservative Party and one by the Centre Party, which was taken by the Conservative Party.[2]
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