1892 Danish Folketing election

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 20 April 1892.[1]

1892 Danish Folketing election

20 April 1892

All 102 seats to the Folketing
52 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Moderate Venstre Højre
Last election New 24 seats, 39.7%
Seats won 39 31
Seat change 39 7
Popular vote 63,000 78,000
Percentage 28.1% 34.8%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Venstre Social Democrats
Last election 75 seats, 53.0% 3 seats, 7.3%
Seats won 30 2
Seat change 45 1
Popular vote 63,000 20,000
Percentage 28.1% 8.9%
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Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Højre78,00034.831+7
Moderate Venstre63,00028.139New
Venstre Reform Party63,00028.130–45
Social Democratic Party20,0008.92–1
Total1020
Registered voters/turnout363,27763.8
Source: Hatting[1]

References

  1. Hatting, Jørgen (1950). "Valgdeltagelsen efter 1866". In Fabricius, K.; Frisch, H.; Hjelholt, H.; Mackeprang, M.; Møller, A. (eds.). Den Danske Rigsdag 1849-1949 bind III - Rigsdagen og folket (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag. p. 89.
  • Mackie, Thomas T. & Rose, Richard (1974). The International Almanac of Electoral History. London: Macmillan, p. 88.
  • Møller, P. (1950). Politisk haandbog: en samling konkrete oplysninger (in Danish). Copenhagen: Hagerup, p. 308.
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