Its main issues were opposition to the Liberal Party's political union radicalism, as well as to the rising growth of social democracy.
The coalition's leading members included Christian Michelsen himself, Wollert Konow (SB) and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
In addition to a revolutionary state, the party feared the formation of a republic, as well as potential foreign intervention.
Optimism about the success of these negotiations was high, and the Coalition Party and the Conservatives won 63 seats in the Norwegian Parliament, against the Liberals' 49.
Statistics Norway estimates that candidates affiliated with Samlingspartiet won 32.8% of the vote, and the Liberal Party 49.9%.