1900 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1900 Norwegian parliamentary election
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  1897 1900 1903  

All 114 seats in the Storting
57 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Lars Holst.jpg Francis Hagerup (OB.SZ02297).jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Lars Holst Francis Hagerup
Party Liberal Conservative Moderate Liberal
Leader's seatNone Kristiania, Hønefoss og Kongsvinger
Last election52.68%, 79 seats46.75%, 25 seats10 seats with H
Seats won77316
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg6Decrease2.svg4
Popular vote127,14296,092 (H+MV)Alliance with H
Percentage54.01%40.82% (H+MV)

Prime Minister before election

Johannes Steen
Liberal

Prime Minister after election

Johannes Steen
Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1900. [1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which received 54% of the vote and won 79 of the 114 seats in the Storting. [2] No party has received a majority of the vote in a Norwegian election since.

Results

1900 Storting.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Party 127,14254.0177–2
Conservative Party 96,09240.8231+6
Moderate Liberal Party 6–4
Labour Party 7,0132.9800
Other parties5,1632.190
Total235,410100.001140
Valid votes235,41098.66
Invalid/blank votes3,2071.34
Total votes238,617100.00
Registered voters/turnout416,59357.28
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