Norwegian parliamentary election, 1888
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A parliamentary election was held in Norway
in 1888. A third party, the Moderate Liberal Party
had before this election split from the Liberal Party, which halved the strength of the former majority party. This led to the Conservative Party
gaining the most MPs out of the three, thus being able to form their first government, led by Emil Stang
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
in 1888. A third party, the Moderate Liberal Party
Moderate Liberal Party
Moderate Liberal Party was a Norwegian political party that emerged from the conservative branch of the Liberal Party in 1888, consisting mainly of the Low Church...
had before this election split from the Liberal Party, which halved the strength of the former majority party. This led to the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
gaining the most MPs out of the three, thus being able to form their first government, led by Emil Stang
Emil Stang
Emil Stang was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party....
.
Results
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Conservative Party Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... (Høire) |
49 |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 37 |
| Moderate Liberal Party Moderate Liberal Party Moderate Liberal Party was a Norwegian political party that emerged from the conservative branch of the Liberal Party in 1888, consisting mainly of the Low Church... (Moderate Venstre) |
24 |
| Unknown | 4 |
| Total | 114 |