Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 7 October 1957.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 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. This was also the last Norwegian parliamentary election as of 2026 to not be held in September.

Contesting parties

Name Ideology Position Leader 1953 result Votes (%) Seats Ap Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet Social democracy Centre-left Einar Gerhardsen46.7% H Conservative PartyHøyre Conservatism Centre-rightAlv Kjøs 18.9% KrF Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti Christian democracy Centre to centre-right Einar Hareide 10.5% V Liberal PartyVenstre Social liberalism CentreBent Røiseland 10.0% Sp Centre PartySenterpartiet Agrarianism Centre Per Borten 9.3% NKP Communist Party of NorwayNorges Kommunistiske Parti Communism Far-leftEmil Løvlien 5.1%

Newspaper endorsements Newspaper Party endorsed Conservative Party

Results

Voter demographics CohortPercentage of cohort voting forApHVKrFSpOthersTotal vote48.3%21.7%10.5%10.2%9.9%GenderFemale47.8%15.7%9.6%13.2%9.6%Male48.9%17.8%9.6%7.4%7.7%Age18–30 years old58.5%17.1%8.3%5.7%5.7%30–59 years old48.5%15.5%10.3%9.5%8.8%60 years old and older40.7%20.3%8.3%15.8%10.8%WorkLow income47.2%13.1%7.6%14%13.1%Average income59.6%10.1%8.7%8.7%7%High income38%28.7%12.3%7.6%5.3%EducationPrimary school57.8%9.5%8.1%10.5%7.4%High school30.7%24.9%13.6%10%13.9%University/college16.4%62.7%10.4%9%1.5%Source: Norwegian Institute for Social Research

Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonApHVBKrFKAkershus7421Aust-Agder4211Bergen5311Buskerud7421Finnmark431Hedmark85111Hordaland1041212Møre og Romsdal1041212Nord-Trøndelag6312Nordland1272111Oppland7412Oslo136511Østfold8521Rogaland1032212Sogn og Fjordane52111Sør-Trøndelag1052111Telemark6411Troms6411Vest-Agder52111Vestfold743Total15078291515121Source: Norges Offisielle StatistikkNorges Offisielle Statistikk

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