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.
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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