1838 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1838.[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 96 to 99.[3] Voter turnout was 50.2%, although only 5.7% of the country's population was eligible to vote.[4]

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Results
Party Votes % Seats
Independents10099
Invalid/blank votes––
Total34,98910099
Registered voters/turnout69,73750.2–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS[3]
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References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1423
  3. Storting composition 1814-1903 Norwegian Social Science Data Services
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1439
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