1900 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1900.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which received 54% of the vote and won 79 of the 114 seats in the Storting.[2] No party has received a majority of the vote in a Norwegian election since.

1900 Norwegian parliamentary election

1900

All 114 seats in the Norwegian Parliament
57 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lars Holst Francis Hagerup ?
Party Liberal Conservative Moderate Liberal
Last election 79 seats, 52.7% 25 seats, 46.7% 10 seats with H
Seats won 77 31 6
Seat change 2 6 4
Popular vote 127,142 96,092 (H+MV) Alliance with H
Percentage 54.0% 40.8% (H+MV)

Prime Minister before election

Johannes Steen
Liberal

Elected Prime Minister

Johannes Steen
Liberal

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Party127,14254.077–2
Conservative Party96,09240.831+6
Moderate Liberal Party6–4
Labour Party7,0133.000
Other parties5,1632.20
Invalid/blank votes3,207
Total238,6171001140
Registered voters/turnout416,59357.3
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, p1457


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