1858 Danish Folketing election

Election for the lower house of Danish Parliament Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 14 June 1858.Skov Kaare R. da Demokratiets Danmarkshistorie – Gennem 150 år 1999 Aschenhoug da The History of Democracy in Denmark – Through 150 Years Carl Christian Hall remained Prime Minister following the elections.Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Stöver Philip Elections in Europe: A data handbook 2010 978-3-8329-5609-7 557 Electoral system The elections were held using a form of first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies;Nohlen Stöver 2010 510 Voting took place in public meetings by a show of hands. If the outcome of this stage was challenged, another vote was held amongst candidates who had not withdrawn. In the second vote, voters were checked against the electoral roll and were required to say clearly which candidate they wished to vote for.Nohlen Stöver 2010 512 Only 15% of the population was eligible to vote in the elections,Nohlen Stöver 2010 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 2010 511 Results thumb|Map of the election, showing the elected members in each constituency. File:1858 Danish Folketing election.svg J.A. Hansen da sup Left 41 New #002883 National Liberal Party 20 – A.F. Tscherning Left 15 New #003DC8 Højre 16 –1 Others 9 +3 0 224401 23.8 Skov,Skov 1999 Nohlen & StöverNohlen Stöver 2010 References Folketing Category:19th-century elections in Denmark Denmark Denmark Category:Folketing elections Category:1850s in Danish politics