Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1853.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1437 As political parties were not officially established until 1884,Nohlen & Stöver, p1423 all those elected were independents.Storting composition 1814-1903 Norwegian Social Science Data Services The number of seats in the Storting was increased from 106 to 107. Voter turnout was 45%, although only 5% of the country's population was eligible to vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p1439
Results Of the 107 seats, 44 were won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers, 41 by civil servants and 22 by people with other professions.
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