1894 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1894 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 114 seats in the Storting
57 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ole Anton Qvam Christian Schweigaard Lars Oftedal
Party Liberal Conservative Moderate Liberal
Leader's seat Søndre Trondhjems amt Holmestrand Stavanger og Haugesund
Last election 50.84%, 63 seats 49.16%, 35 seats 16 seats with H
Seats won 59 40 15
Seat change Decrease4 Increase5 Decrease1
Popular vote 83,165 81,462 (H+MV) Alliance with H
Percentage 50.36% 49.33% (H+MV)

Prime Minister before election

Emil Stang
Conservative

Prime Minister after election

Emil Stang
Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1894.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 59 of the 114 seats in the Storting.[2]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Party83,16550.3659–4
Conservative Party81,46249.3340+5
Moderate Liberal Party15–1
Labour Party5200.310New
Total165,147100.001140
Valid votes165,14799.49
Invalid/blank votes8520.51
Total votes165,999100.00
Registered voters/turnout184,12490.16
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1457