Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1856.[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 107 to 111.[3] Voter turnout was 44.1%, although only 5% of the country's population was eligible to vote.[4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents111
Total111
Total votes33,150–
Registered voters/turnout75,20244.08
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS[3]

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. 1 2 3 Storting composition 1814-1903 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Social Science Data Services
  4. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1439
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