Parliamentary elections were held in

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in 1882. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 Whilst political parties were not officially established until 1884, there were two broad movements already in existence - one supporting the

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and the existing system, and one demanding reform.Nohlen & Stöver, p1423 The first political party in Norway, the

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, was established ahead of the next election. This led to MPs joining the party and forming a

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led by

Johan Sverdrup Johan Sverdrup (30 July 1816 – 17 February 1892) was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party. He was the first prime minister of Norway after the introduction of parliamentarism and served as the 4th prime minister of Norway. Sverdrup was ...

which introduced

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to Norway on 26 June 1884.

Results

References

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