1869 Danish Folketing election

Election for the lower house of Danish Parliament Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1869.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 523 978-3-8329-5609-7. The Mellem Party emerged as the largest factions, winning 27 seats.Kaare R Skov (1999) Demokratiets Danmarkshistorie – Gennem 150 år, København: Aschenhoug. Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs remained Prime Minister. Electoral system The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.Nohlen & Stöver, p. 510. Only 15% of the population was eligible to vote in the elections,Nohlen & Stöver, p. 526. 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, p. 511. Results Mellem Party 27 +9 National Left 21 +1 People's Left 21 +3 A.F. Tscherning Left 15 –3 #003DC8 Højre 10 0 National Liberal Party 7 –13 –3 262131 30.2 Skov, Nohlen & Stöver References Folketing Category:19th-century elections in Denmark Denmark Denmark Category:Folketing elections Category:1860s in Danish politics