1900 Norwegian parliamentary election

1900
All 114 seats in the Storting 57 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lars Holst Francis Hagerup Party Liberal Conservative Moderate Liberal Last election 52.68%, 79 seats 46.75%, 25 seats 10 seats with H Seats won 77 31 6 Seat change 2 6 4 Popular vote 127,142 96,092 (H+MV) Alliance with H Percentage 54.01% 40.82% (H+MV) —
Prime Minister before election Johannes Steen Liberal Prime Minister after election Johannes Steen Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1900.^[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which received 54% of the vote and won 79 of the 114 seats in the Storting.^[2] No party has received a majority of the vote in a Norwegian election since.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	127,142	54.01	77	–2
	Conservative Party	96,092	40.82	31	+6
	Moderate Liberal Party			6	–4
	Labour Party	7,013	2.98	0	0
	Other parties	5,163	2.19	0	–
Total		235,410	100.00	114	0
Valid votes		235,410	98.66
Invalid/blank votes		3,207	1.34
Total votes		238,617	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		416,593	57.28
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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