1882 Norwegian parliamentary election

1882 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 114 seats in the Storting
57 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Johan Sverdrup Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug
Party Liberal Conservative
Seats won 83 31
Popular vote 44,803 26,501
Percentage 62.83% 37.17%

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1882.[1] Although political parties were not officially established until 1884, there were two broad movements already in existence - one supporting the Swedish King and the existing system, and one demanding reform.[2]

The first political party in Norway, the Liberal Party, was established ahead of the next election. This led to MPs joining the party and forming a government led by Johan Sverdrup which introduced parliamentarism to Norway on 26 June 1884.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Liberals (those forming the Liberal Party in 1884)44,80362.8383
Conservatives (those forming the Conservative Party in 1884)26,50137.1731
Total71,304100.00114
Valid votes71,30498.86
Invalid/blank votes8241.14
Total votes72,128100.00
Registered voters/turnout99,50172.49
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1423