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1888 Norwegian parliamentary election 
Summary
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1888.[1] Although the Liberal Party received the most votes, the result was a victory for the Conservative Party, which won 51 of the 114 seats in the Storting.[2] The Conservatives formed a government led by Emil Stang.
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Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Liberal Party | 37,320 | 41.78 | 38 | –46 | |
| Conservative Party | 34,564 | 38.69 | 51 | +21 | |
| Moderate Liberal Party | 17,445 | 19.53 | 25 | New | |
| Total | 89,329 | 100.00 | 114 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 89,329 | 98.80 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,087 | 1.20 | |||
| Total votes | 90,416 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 128,368 | 70.43 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1457