Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1838. As political parties were not officially established until 1884, all those elected were independents. The number of seats in the Storting was increased from 96 to 99. Voter turnout was 50.2%, although only 6% of the country's population was eligible to vote.
Of the 99 seats, 45 were won by civil servants, 35 by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers and 19 by people with other professions.