1850 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1850 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 106 seats in the Storting
54 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50,28 % of eligible 73,125 (out of a population of 1,328,471)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Civil servants Farmer, sheriffs church singers and teachers other professions
Last election 45 39 21
Seats won 45[3] 35[4] 19[2]

Prime Minister before election

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due

Prime Minister after election

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1850.[5] As political parties were not officially established until 1884,[6] all those elected were independents.[7] The number of seats in the Storting was increased from 105 to 106.[7] Voter turnout was 50.3%, although only 5.2% of the country's population was eligible to vote.[8]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents106
Total106
Total votes36,770
Registered voters/turnout73,12550.28
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 240. 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. ^ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN 8252113281.
  5. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  6. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1423
  7. ^ a b c Storting composition 1814-1903 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Social Science Data Services
  8. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1439