1897 Norwegian parliamentary election

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1897 Norwegian parliamentary election

Norway held elections to fill all 114 seats in the Storting. A majority required 57 seats.

Leaders:
- Liberal Party: Johannes Steen
- Conservative Party: Emil Stang

Results:
- Liberal Party: 79 seats (up 20), about 52.7% of the vote (87,548)
- Conservative Party: 25 seats (down 15)
- Moderate Liberal Party: 10 seats (up 5)
- Combined Conservative and Moderate Liberal share: about 47.6% of the vote (77,682)

Prime Minister before and after: Francis Hagerup (Conservative)

The Liberals won the election, taking 79 of the 114 seats in the Storting.