1817 Norwegian parliamentary election

1817 Norwegian parliamentary election

August 1817–26 February 1818
All 78 seats in the Storting 40 seats needed for a majority
Registered	60,488
Prime Minister before election Peder Anker Prime Minister after election Peder Anker

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]

Results

Of 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
	Independents			78
Total				78
Registered voters/turnout		60,488	–
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. Storting composition 1814-1903 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Social Science Data Services
4. Bergsgård, Arne (1964). Norsk historie 1814-1880. no: Samlaget. p. 242. ISBN 8252113281.
5. 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.