Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1817.[1] As political parties were not officially established until 1884,[2] all those elected were independents.[3]
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All 78 seats in the Storting 40 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Results
editOf the 78 seats, 42 were won by civil servants, 18 by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers and 18 by people with other professions.[4] Seven elected members were affiliated with the Haugean movement.[5]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Independents | 78 | |||
| Total | 78 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 60,488 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, NSSDS[3] | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1423
- ^ a b Storting composition 1814-1903 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Social Science Data Services
- ^ Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN 8252113281.
- ^ Minde, Kjell Bjørn (2021-06-10). "A contribution to Norway's political geography: The Haugean parliamentarians in the Storting (Norwegian parliament) in the 19th century". Problems and Perspectives in Management. 19 (2): 251–263. doi:10.21511/ppm.19(2).2021.21. ISSN 1810-5467.
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