1882 Norwegian parliamentary election

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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

Swedish King and the existing system, and one demanding reform.[2]

The first political party in Norway, the

parliamentarism
to Norway on 26 June 1884.

Results

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

  1. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1423