Country: | Norway |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1879 Norwegian parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1879 |
Next Election: | 1885 Norwegian parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1885 |
Seats For Election: | All 114 seats in the Storting |
Majority Seats: | 57 |
Election Date: | 1882 |
Party1: | Liberal Party (Norway) |
Leader1: | Johan Sverdrup |
Image1: | Johan Sverdrup porträtt.jpg |
Seats1: | 83 |
Popular Vote1: | 44,803 |
Percentage1: | 62.83% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (Norway) |
Leader2: | Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug |
Seats2: | 31 |
Popular Vote2: | 26,501 |
Percentage2: | 37.17% |
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1882.[1] Although political parties were not officially established until 1884, there were two broad movements already in existence - one supporting the Swedish King and the existing system, and one demanding reform.[2]
The first political party in Norway, the Liberal Party, was established ahead of the next election. This led to MPs joining the party and forming a government led by Johan Sverdrup which introduced parliamentarism to Norway on 26 June 1884.