1859 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1859 Norwegian parliamentary election
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  1856 March–23 June 1859 1862  

All 117 seats in the Storting
59 seats needed for a majority
Registered78,034
Turnout47.68%

Prime Minister before election

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due

Prime Minister after election

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1859. [1] As political parties were not officially established until 1884, [2] all those elected were independents. [3] The number of seats in the Storting was increased from 111 to 117. [3] Voter turnout was 48%, although only 5% of the country's population was eligible to vote. [4]

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Results

Of the 117 seats, 47 were won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers, 33 by civil servants and 37 by people with other professions. [5]

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents117
Total117
Total votes37,203
Registered voters/turnout78,03447.68
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS [3]

Aftermath

During the parliamentary session the classical liberal Reformforeningen  [ no ] was founded by 37 MPs.

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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. 1 2 3 Storting composition 1814-1903 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Social Science Data Services
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1439
  5. Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN   8252113281.