[1] However, in the two Northernmost Amts Nordlandene and Finnmarken in the far north of the country, the elections were not held until July and August, by which time the Assembly had finished its work.
[1] As political parties were not officially established until 1884,[2] the 112 elected members were independents.
[3] The Constituent Assembly convened at Eidsvoll Manor to draw up the Constitution of Norway.
The delegates were popularly dubbed the "Eidsvoll men" (Eidsvollsmennene).
Elections to a second Constituent Assembly were held on 14 August.