Norwegian parliamentary election, 1882

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1882

1882
All 114 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 57 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Seats won 83 31 Popular vote 44,803 26,501 Percentage 62.8% 37.2%

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1882. Whilst political parties were not officially established until 1884, there were two broad movements already in existence - one supporting the Swedish King and the existing system, and one demanding reform.

The first political party in Norway, the Liberal Party were established ahead of the next election. This led to MPs joining the party and forming a government led by Johan Sverdrup which introduced parliamentarism to Norway on 26 June 1884.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Liberals (those forming the Liberal Party in 1884)	44,803	62.8	83
Conservatives (those forming the Conservative Party in 1884)	26,501	37.2	31
Invalid/blank votes	824	–	–
Total	72,128	100	114
Registered voters/turnout	99,501	72.5	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver