1906 Norwegian parliamentary election|
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Carl Berner | Edmund Harbitz | Party | Liberal | Coalition | Last election | 48 seats | 62 seats | Seats won | 73 | 36 | Seat change | 25 | 26 | Popular vote | 121,562 | 88,323 | Percentage | 45.14% | 32.80% | | | Third party | Fourth party | | | | Leader | Oscar Nissen | | Party | Labour | Labour Democrats | Last election | 5 seats | 2 seats | Seats won | 10 | 4 | Seat change | 5 | 2 | Popular vote | 43,134 | 12,819 | Percentage | 16.02% | 4.76% | |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway between 5 and 27 August 1906, with a second round held between 26 August and 22 October.[1] It was the first parliamentary election in Norway since the end of the union with Sweden a year earlier. A Two-round system was used at this election for the first time. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 73 of the 123 seats in the Storting.
Results[edit]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Liberal Party | 121,562 | 45.14 | 73 | +25 |
| Coalition Party | 88,323 | 32.80 | 36 | –26 |
| Labour Party | 43,134 | 16.02 | 10 | +5 |
| Labour Democrats | 12,819 | 4.76 | 4 | +2 |
| Other parties | 3,443 | 1.28 | 0 | – |
Total | 269,281 | 100.00 | 123 | +6 |
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Valid votes | 269,281 | 99.02 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 2,654 | 0.98 | |
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Total votes | 271,935 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 446,705 | 60.88 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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