1882 Norwegian parliamentary election

none Norway parliamentary 1879 Norwegian parliamentary election 1879 1885 Norwegian parliamentary election 1885 All 114 seats in the Storting 57 1882 Liberal Party (Norway) Johan Sverdrup Johan Sverdrup porträtt.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 83 44,803 62.83% Conservative Party (Norway) Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug Portrett av Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 31 26,501 37.17% Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1882.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 978-3-8329-5609-7 Although 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1423 The first political party in Norway, the Liberal Party, was 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 File:Norway Storting 1882.svg Liberals (those forming the Liberal Party in 1884) 44803 83 Conservatives (those forming the Conservative Party in 1884) 26501 31 824 99501 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:General elections in Norway Category:19th-century elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary