1856 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
May–3 November 1856 · The officials' Storting · 111 seats, 56 for a majority
Independents finished first with 111 of 111 seats. Turnout 44.1%.
Voting was indirect and the franchise reached only landowning farmers, townsmen of property and public officials, a few per cent of the population.
Prime Minister before
Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due
Prime Minister after election
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Independents
111 of 111 seats
Turnout
44.1%
The result
| Share of the Storting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | — | 111 | — | — | — | — |