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 partySecond partyThird party
  Oaqvam.jpg Christian Homann Schweigaard.jpg Lars Oftedal.png
Leader Ole Anton Qvam Christian Schweigaard Lars Oftedal
Party Liberal Conservative Moderate Liberal
Leader's seat Søndre Trondhjems amt Holmestrand Stavanger og Haugesund
Last election50.84%, 63 seats49.16%, 35 seats16 seats with H
Seats won594015
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg5Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote83,16581,462 (H+MV)Alliance with H
Percentage50.36%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

1894 Storting.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Party 83,16550.3659–4
Conservative Party 81,46249.3340+5
Moderate Liberal Party 15–1
Labour Party 5200.310New
Total165,147100.001140
Valid votes165,14799.49
Invalid/blank votes8520.51
Total votes165,999100.00
Registered voters/turnout184,12490.16
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

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