Talk:Autumn 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly election

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Election type[edit]

In the Nohlen & Stöver book, this election is classed as one for as a constitutional assembly. The Assembly also passed the November constitution.

Also 'extraordinary parliamentary elections' make no sense. It would simply be 'parliamentary elections' if this were considered a parliament.

If you disagree, you should start at WP:RM providing sources that support your claim. In the meantime, the introduction of the article should match the title. Cheers, Number 5 7 00:35, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A couple of other relevant sources:

"... the minimal changes were incorporated in the November constitution enacted by a second constituent assembly" Constituent Assemblies
"the Special Storting , although it was in fact a second constituent assembly" A History of Modern Norway, 1814-1972

Plus on no.wiki, the article Stortinget i 1814 has a sourced statement that "It has therefore been called Norway's second Constituent Assembly". Number 5 7 01:02, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

But the article is titled “Stortinget”, not “Constituent Assembly”. And the Constitution Day (Norway) is on May 17.--11piemontesibellitosti (talk) 01:16, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Constitution Day is irrelevant – it celebrates the first (May) constitution, but another one was approved in November (Venezuela has had over 20 constituent assemblies as its constitution has been rewritten so many times).

The official name of the body is also a little irrelevant, as the title of these articles uses a descriptor rather than the name of the body being elected. Therefore the question is, was this Stortinget a parliament, or was it a constituent assembly. The sources above suggest that it was the latter, and so 'parliamentary' would not be an appropriate title.

If you still think "parliamentary" is a better title, you are welcome to use the WP:RM process to seek further input. Number 5 7 01:21, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]