1873 Danish Folketing election

Election for the lower house of Danish Parliament Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 14 November 1873.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p523 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a narrow victory for the Højre Coalition, which won 51 of the 101 seats.Kaare R Skov (1999) Demokratiets Danmarkshistorie – Gennem 150 år, København: Aschenhoug Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg remained Prime Minister following the elections. 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, p526 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 File:1873 Danish Folketing.svg Højre Coalition 51 +3 Højre United Left 50 –3 0 279007 51.7 Skov, Nohlen & Stöver References Denmark Category:1873 in Denmark Category:19th-century elections in Denmark Denmark Category:Folketing elections Category:1870s in Danish politics