1906 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1906 Norwegian parliamentary election

← 1903 5−27 August 1906 1909 →

All 123 seats in the Storting
62 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Carl Berner Edmund Harbitz
Party Liberal Coalition
Last election 48 seats 62 seats
Seats won 73 36
Seat change Increase25 Decrease26
Popular vote 121,562 88,323
Percentage 45.14% 32.80%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Oscar Nissen
Party Labour Labour Democrats
Last election 5 seats 2 seats
Seats won 10 4
Seat change Increase5 Increase2
Popular vote 43,134 12,819
Percentage 16.02% 4.76%

Prime Minister before election

Francis Hagerup
Coalition

Prime Minister after election

Christian Michelsen
Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway between 5 and 27 August 1906, with a second round held between 26 August and 22 October.[1] It was the first parliamentary election in Norway since the end of the union with Sweden a year earlier. A Two-round system was used at this election for the first time. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 73 of the 123 seats in the Storting.

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Party121,56245.1473+25
Coalition Party88,32332.8036–26
Labour Party43,13416.0210+5
Labour Democrats12,8194.764+2
Other parties3,4431.280
Total269,281100.00123+6
Valid votes269,28199.02
Invalid/blank votes2,6540.98
Total votes271,935100.00
Registered voters/turnout446,70560.88
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7