1855 Danish Folketing election

Election for the lower house of Danish Parliament Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 14 June 1855 in order to approve amendments to the constitution.Kaare R Skov (1999) Demokratiets Danmarkshistorie – Gennem 150 år Aschenhoug Peter Georg Bang remained Prime Minister following the elections.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p557 978-3-8329-5609-7 Electoral system The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.Nohlen & Stöver, p510 Only 15% of the population was eligible to vote in the elections,Nohlen & Stöver, p525 with suffrage restricted to men over 30 who were not receiving poor relief (or who had not paid back any previous poor relief received), were not classed as "dependents" (those who were privately employed but did not have a household) and who had lived in their constituency for a certain length of time.Nohlen & Stöver, p511 Results thumb|Map of the election, showing the elected members in each constituency. File:1854 Danish Folketing election.svg National Liberal Party–Society of the Friends of Peasants 78 0 Højre 17 0 Others 6 0 0 223923 15.8 Skov, Nohlen & Stöver References Folketing Category:19th-century elections in Denmark Denmark Denmark Category:Folketing elections Category:1850s in Danish politics