1906 Norwegian parliamentary election

1906 Norwegian parliamentary election

5−27 August 1906
All 123 seats in the Storting 62 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Carl Berner Christian Michelsen 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 Johan Castberg 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%
Prime Minister before election Francis Hagerup Coalition Prime Minister after election Christian Michelsen Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway between 5 and 27 August 1906, with a second round held between 26 August and 22 October. 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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Valid votes		269,281	99.02
Invalid/blank votes		2,654	0.98
Total votes		271,935	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		446,705	60.88
Source: Nohlen & Stöver