1868 Norwegian parliamentary election

1868 Norwegian parliamentary election
← 1865 February–5 July 1868 1870 →
All 111 seats in the Storting; 56 seats needed for a majority
Registered	81,278
Turnout	47.64%
Prime Minister before election; Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due;	Prime Minister after election ; Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due;

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1868.^[1] As political parties were not officially established until 1884,^[2] all those elected were independents.^[3] Voter turnout was 48%, although only 5% of the country's population was eligible to vote.^[4]

Results

Of the 111 seats, 56 were won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers, 31 by civil servants and 24 by people with other professions.^[5]


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independents			111
Total				111

Total votes		38,724	–
Registered voters/turnout		81,278	47.64
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS^[3]

References

↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1423
1 2 Storting composition 1814-1903 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Social Science Data Services
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1439
↑ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN 8252113281. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1423

[NSSDS-3] 1 2 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. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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