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1817 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 78 seats in the Storting
40 seats needed for a majority

Prime Minister before election

Peder Anker

Prime Minister after election

Peder Anker

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1817. [1] As political parties were not officially established until 1884, [2] all those elected were independents. [3]

Results

Of the 78 seats, 42 were won by civil servants, 18 by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers and 18 by people with other professions. [4] Seven elected members were affiliated with the Haugean movement. [5]

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents78
Total78
Registered voters/turnout60,488
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS [3]

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 ISBN  978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1423
  3. ^ a b Storting composition 1814-1903 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Social Science Data Services
  4. ^ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN  8252113281.
  5. ^ Minde, Kjell Bjørn (2021-06-10). "A contribution to Norway's political geography: The Haugean parliamentarians in the Storting (Norwegian parliament) in the 19th century". Problems and Perspectives in Management. 19 (2): 251–263. doi: 10.21511/ppm.19(2).2021.21. ISSN  1810-5467.