Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1865. As political parties were not officially established until 1884, all those elected were independents. The number of seats in the Storting remained at 111, the first time it had been unchanged since 1823. Voter turnout was 42%, although only 5% of the country's population was eligible to vote.
Of the 111 seats, 52 were won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers and teachers, 35 by civil servants and 24 by people with other professions.