Norwegian parliamentary election, 1888

1888

All 114 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 57 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Emil Stang	Ole Anton Qvam	?
Party	Conservative	Liberal	Moderate Liberal
Last election	30 seats, 36.6%	84 seats, 63.4%	New
Seats won	51	38	25
Seat change	21	46	25
Popular vote	36,564	37,320	17,445
Percentage	38.7%	41.8%	19.5%

Prime Minister before election

Johan Sverdrup
Liberal

Prime Minister-designate

Emil Stang
Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1888.^[1] Although the Liberal Party received the most votes, the result was a victory for the Conservative Party, which won 51 of the 114 seats in the Storting.^[2] The Conservatives formed a government led by Emil Stang.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	37,320	41.8	38	46
Conservative Party	36,564	38.7	51	+21
Moderate Liberal Party	17,445	19.5	25	New
Invalid/blank votes	1,087	–	–	–
Total	90,416	100	114	0
Registered voters/turnout	128,368	70.4	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1457

Elections and referendums in Norway

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