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 |
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% |
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% |
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.[1] 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.[2] The Conservatives formed a government led by Emil Stang.