1957 Norwegian parliamentary election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Einar Gerhardsen
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Alv Kjøs
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Bent Røiseland
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Party
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Labour
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Last election
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77 seats, 46.7%
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27 seats, 18.9%
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15 seats, 10.0%
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Seats won
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78
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29
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15
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Seat change
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1
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2
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0
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Popular vote
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865,675
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352,755
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177,291
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Percentage
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48.3%
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21.7%
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10.5%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Per Borten
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Einar Hareide
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Emil Løvlien
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Party
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Centre
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Christian Democratic
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Communist
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Last election
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14 seats, 9.3%
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14 seats, 10.5%
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3 seats, 5.1%
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Seats won
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15
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12
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1
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Seat change
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1
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2
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2
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Popular vote
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200,237
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183,243
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60,060
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Percentage
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9.9%
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10.2%
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3.4%
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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. 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.
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Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Labour Party | 865,675 | 48.33 | 78 | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 301,395 | 16.83 | 25 | +2 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 183,243 | 10.23 | 12 | –2 |
| Liberal Party | 171,407 | 9.57 | 15 | 0 |
| Centre Party | 154,761 | 8.64 | 14 | +1 |
| Communist Party | 60,060 | 3.35 | 1 | –2 |
| Centrists–Conservatives | 45,476 | 2.54 | 4 | – |
| Liberals–Conservatives | 5,884 | 0.33 | 1 | – |
| Norwegian Social Democratic Party | 2,855 | 0.16 | 0 | New |
| Liberal People's Party | 249 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Progress Party | 105 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Wild votes | 18 | 0.00 | – | – |
Total | 1,791,128 | 100.00 | 150 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 1,791,128 | 99.50 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 9,027 | 0.50 | |
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Total votes | 1,800,155 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 2,298,376 | 78.32 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Seat distribution