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]

1882 Norwegian parliamentary election

1882

All 114 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
57 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Conservative
Seats won 83 31
Popular vote 44,803 26,501
Percentage 62.8% 37.2%

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
Liberals (those forming the Liberal Party in 1884)44,80362.883
Conservatives (those forming the Conservative Party in 1884)26,50137.231
Invalid/blank votes824
Total72,128100114
Registered voters/turnout99,50172.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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