Norwegian parliamentary election, 1885
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1885
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All 114 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 57 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
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Leader |
Ole Anton Qvam |
Emil Stang |
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Party |
Liberal |
Conservative |
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Last election |
83 seats, 62.8% |
31 seats, 37.2% |
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Seats won |
84 |
30 |
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Seat change |
1 |
1 |
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Popular vote |
57,683 |
33,284 |
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Percentage |
63.4% |
36.6% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1885.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 84 of the 114 seats in the Storting.[2] Johan Sverdrup remained Prime Minister.
Results
Party |
Votes |
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Seats |
+/– |
Liberal Party | 57,683 | 63.4 | 84 | +1 |
Conservative Party | 33,284 | 36.6 | 30 | –1 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,341 | – | – | – |
Total | 72,128 | 100 | 114 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 122,952 | 75.1 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1457