1859 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1859.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 111 to 117. Voter turnout was 48%, although only 5% of the country's population was eligible to vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p1439

Results Of the 117 seats, 47 were won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers, 33 by civil servants and 37 by people with other professions.

Aftermath During the parliamentary session the classical liberal was founded by 37 MPs.

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