With the establishment of parliamentarism in 1884, the Council was effectively chosen by general election, in that the King appointed only members of the party or coalition having a majority in the Storting.
Efter införandet av parlamentarism på 1880-talet valdes regeringen i praktiken genom allmänna val, genom att kungen utsåg endast medlemmar av det parti eller den koalition som hade majoritet i Stortinget.