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1841 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1841 Norwegian parliamentary election

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All 100 seats in the Storting
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered69,492
Turnout51.06%

Prime Minister before election

Severin Løvenskiold

Prime Minister after election

Severin Løvenskiold

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1841.[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 99 to 100.[3] Voter turnout was 51%, although only 5.5% of the country's population was eligible to vote.[4]

Results

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Of the 100 seats, 43 were won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers, 41 by civil servants and 16 by people with other professions.[5]

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents100
Total100
Total votes35,481
Registered voters/turnout69,49251.06
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS[3]

References

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  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.