1897 Norwegian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1897.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 79 of the 114 seats in the Storting.[2][3]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Liberal Party | 87,548 | 52.68 | 79 | +20 | |
Conservative Party | 77,682 | 46.75 | 25 | –15 | |
Moderate Liberal Party | 10 | –5 | |||
Labour Party | 947 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 166,177 | 100.00 | 114 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 166,177 | 99.38 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,030 | 0.62 | |||
Total votes | 167,207 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 195,956 | 85.33 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1457
- ^ Dunning, Wm. A. (1897). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 12 (4): 754. doi:10.2307/2139703. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2139703.