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1888 Norwegian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Norway
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1885 Norwegian parliamentary election
previous_year	1885
next_election	1891 Norwegian parliamentary election
next_year	1891
seats_for_election	All 114 seats in the Storting
majority_seats	57
election_date	1888
image_size	130x130px
image1	Emil Stang by Klem.png
leader1	Emil Stang
party1	Conservative Party (Norway)
last_election1	63.41%, 30 seats
seats1	51
seat_change1	21
popular_vote1	34,564
percentage1	38.69%
image2	Oaqvam.jpg
leader2	Ole Anton Qvam
party2	Liberal Party (Norway)
last_election2	36.59%, 84 seats
seats2	38
seat_change2	46
popular_vote2	37,320
percentage2	41.78%
image3	Lars Oftedal.png
leader3	Lars Oftedal
party3	Moderate Liberal Party
last_election3	–
seats3	25
seat_change3	New
popular_vote3	17,445
percentage3	19.53%
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Prime Minister after election
before_election	Johan Sverdrup
before_party	Liberal Party (Norway)
after_election	Emil Stang
after_party	Conservative Party (Norway)

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1888. 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. The Conservatives formed a government led by Emil Stang.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p1457

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