General election in Norway 1891

The 28th parliamentary election in Norway took place in 1891 . The Venstre was able to win the election and achieve an absolute majority. Høyre had to accept only a slight loss of votes, had to give up 14 seats, while the Moderate Venstre lost nine seats with higher losses.

Results

Distribution of seats

A total of 113 seats

V : 63
MV : 15
H : 35

Political party*	Share of votes (%)	Change compared to 1888	Seats	Change compared to 1888
Høyre	36.7	−1.4%	35	−14
Moderate venstre	13.1	−6.8%	15th	−9
Venstre	50.2	8.2%	63	+26
Total	100		114	0

* The party affiliation of a member of parliament is unknown.

Individual evidence

↑ Composition of the storting 1814–1903 on the side of the Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste (Norwegian)

[1] Composition of the storting 1814–1903 on the side of the Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste (Norwegian)


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