Norwegian parliamentary election, 1957

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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 October 1957. 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.

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		–
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.