1826 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1826 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 79 seats in the Storting
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Civil servants Farmer, sheriffs church singers and teachers other professions
Last election 36 24 17
Seats won 39[2] 20[3] 20[1]

Prime Minister before election

Mathias Sommerhielm

Prime Minister after election

Mathias Sommerhielm

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1826.[4] As political parties were not officially established until 1884,[5] all those elected were independents.[6]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents79
Total79
Registered voters/turnout62,899
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN 8252113281.
  2. ^ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN 8252113281.
  3. ^ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN 8252113281.
  4. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  5. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1423
  6. ^ a b Storting composition 1814-1903 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Social Science Data Services