1879 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1879 Norwegian parliamentary election
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All 114 seats in the Storting
58 seats needed for a majority
Registered87,173
Turnout48.67%
Prime Minister before election

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due

Prime Minister after election

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1879. [1] The elections were not held on a specific date, as the various cities and Amts held the election at their own choice. [2] Instead, the elections stretched from June to several months later. [2] Voting rights were highly limited, as women were not allowed to vote and there were strong restrictions on men's ability to vote. [2] It has been estimated that only 2.5% of the population of Christiania (Oslo), and 4.6% of the national population, was eligible to vote. [2] [3] The national election turnout was 48.7% (85% in Christiania), and 114 representatives were elected for the Norwegian Parliament, [3] an increase of three seats compared to the Storting elected in 1876. [4]

While there were no official parties, two informal groups existed, namely Venstre, or "the Liberals" (de liberale), and Høire. [2] The latter list was called Aftenpostens og Morgenbladets liste in Christiania. [2] The Venstre opposition, led by Johan Sverdrup, gained popularity particularly in the districts, while Høire remained the most popular in the cities. [2] In Christiania, the Aftenpostens og Morgenbladets liste won about 1,800 of the votes, while Venstre won about 600. [2]

Results

Of the 114 seats, 52 were won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers, 30 by civil servants and 29 by people with other professions. [5]

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents114
Total114
Total votes42,430–
Registered voters/turnout87,17348.67
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS [4]

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 V., C. (5 July 1949). "Da hare 2,5 prosent av Kristianias innbyggere hadde stemmerett: Et 70-års minne". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 "25.2 Stortingsvalg. Personer med stemmerett, avgitte stemmer og valgte representanter". Statistics Norway (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 Storting composition 1814-1903 Norwegian Social Science Data Services
  5. ↑ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN   8252113281.
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