1891 Norwegian parliamentary election

1891 Norwegian parliamentary election

1891
All 114 seats in the Storting 57 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Johannes Steen Emil Stang Lars Oftedal Party Liberal Conservative Moderate Liberal Leader's seat Trondhjem og Levanger Kristiania, Hønefoss og Kongsvinger Stavanger og Haugesund Last election 41.78%, 38 seats 38.69%, 51 seats 19.53%, 25 seats Seats won 63 35 16 Seat change 25 16 9 Popular vote 51,780 50,059 (H+MV) Alliance with H Percentage 50.84% 49.16% (H+MV) —
Prime Minister before election Emil Stang Conservative Prime Minister after election Johannes Steen Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1891. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 63 of the 114 seats in the Storting. The Conservative Party and the Moderate Liberal Party contested the elections in an alliance, although separate lists were used in some constituencies.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	51,780	50.84	63	+25
	Conservative Party	50,059	49.16	35	–16
	Moderate Liberal Party			16	–9
Total		101,839	100.00	114	0
Valid votes		101,839	98.94
Invalid/blank votes		1,092	1.06
Total votes		102,931	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		128,368	80.18
Source: Nohlen & Stöver