1859 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
March–23 June 1859 · The officials' Storting · 117 seats, 59 for a majority
Independents finished first with 117 of 117 seats. Turnout 47.7%.
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
117 of 117 seats
Turnout
47.7%
The result
| Share of the Storting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | — | 117 | — | — | — | — |