Norwegian parliamentary election, 1897

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1897

1897
All 114 seats in the Norwegian Parliament 57 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Johannes Steen Emil Stang  ? Party Liberal Conservative Moderate Liberal Last election 59 seats, 50.4% 40 seats, 49.3% 15 seats with H Seats won 79 25 10 Seat change 20 15 5 Popular vote 87,548 77,682 (H+MV) Alliance with H Percentage 52.7% 46.7% (H+MV) —
Prime Minister before election Francis Hagerup Conservative Prime Minister-designate Francis Hagerup Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1897. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 79 of the 114 seats in the Storting.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	87,548	52.7	79	+20
Conservative Party	77,682	46.7	25	–15
Moderate Liberal Party			10	–5
Labour Party	947	0.6	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,030	–	–	–
Total	167,207	100	114	0
Registered voters/turnout	195,956	85.3	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver