Norwegian parliamentary election, 1879

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A national election was held in Norway in 1879.^[1] The election was not held on a specific date, as the various cities and Amts held the election at their own choice.^[1] The isolated elections stretched from June to several months later.^[1] Voting rights was highly limited, as women was not allowed to vote, while there was strong restrictions on men's ability to vote.^[1] It has been estimated that only 2.5% of the population of Christiania (Oslo) was eligible to vote,^[1] and 4.6% of the national population.^[2] The national election turnout was 48.7% (in Christiania 85%), and 114 representatives was elected for the Norwegian Parliament.^[2]

While there was no official parties, there existed two informal groups, namely Venstre, or "the Liberals" (de liberale), and Høire.^[1] The latter's list was in Christiania called Aftenpostens og Morgenbladets liste.^[1] The Venstre opposition, led by Johan Sverdrup, started to gain popularity particularly in the districts, while Høire remained the most popular in the cities.^[1] In Christiania, Aftenpostens og Morgenbladets liste won about 1,800 of the votes, while Venstre won about 600.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} V., C. (5 July 1949). "Da hare 2,5 prosent av Kristianias innbyggere hadde stemmerett: Et 70-års minne" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. http://onlinesos.aftenposten.no/tjenester/archive/show.htm?catalog=14311&page=2&query=1879+stortingsvalg&date=5.7.1949. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "25.2 Stortingsvalg. Personer med stemmerett, avgitte stemmer og valgte representanter" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. http://www.ssb.no/histstat/tabeller/25-2.html. Retrieved 4 March 2011.