1882 Norwegian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1882.[1] Whilst 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]
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All 114 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 57 seats were needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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The first political party in Norway, the Liberal Party were 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
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Liberals (those forming the Liberal Party in 1884) | 44,803 | 62.8 | 83 | |
Conservatives (those forming the Conservative Party in 1884) | 26,501 | 37.2 | 31 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 824 | – | – | |
Total | 72,128 | 100 | 114 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 99,501 | 72.5 | – | |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1423
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