1872 Danish Folketing election

Election for the lower house of Danish Parliament Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 20 September 1872."The Danish Elections", The Times, 21 September 1872 The result was a victory for the United Left, which won 53 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.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p510 978-3-8329-5609-7 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:1872 Danish Folketing.svg United Left 53 New Højre Coalition 48 New Højre 0 270540 40.4 Skov, Nohlen & Stöver References Denmark Folketing Category:19th-century elections in Denmark Denmark Category:Folketing elections Category:1870s in Danish politics