1829 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1829.[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 79 to 81.[3] Voter turnout was 45%, although only 5.5% of the country's population was eligible to vote.[4]

1829 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 81 seats in the Storting
41 seats needed for a majority

Prime Minister before election

Mathias Sommerhielm

Prime Minister after election

Severin Løvenskiold

Results edit

Of the 81 seats, 37 were won by civil servants, 20 by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers and 20 by people with other professions.[5]

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents81
Total81
Total votes27,877
Registered voters/turnout61,59845.26
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1423
  3. ^ a b c 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.