1862 Norwegian parliamentary election

1862 Norwegian parliamentary election

January–4 July 1862

All 111 seats in the Storting
56 seats needed for a majority
Registered78,830
Turnout44.59%

Prime Minister before election

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due

Prime Minister after election

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1862. As political parties were not officially established until 1884, all those elected were independents. The number of seats in the Storting was reduced from 117 to 111. Voter turnout was 45%, although only 5% of the country's population was eligible to vote.