1901 Danish Folketing election

1901 Danish Folketing election

3 April 1901

All 114 seats in the Folketing 58 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Venstre Johan Henrik Deuntzer 42.87 76 +13 Højre 24.04 8 −8 Social Democrats Peter Christian Knudsen 17.06 14 +2 Moderate Venstre 11.99 16 −7 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Hannibal Sehested Højre Johan Henrik Deuntzer Venstre

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 3 April 1901.^[1]

Campaign

Eight of the 114 seats were uncontested, of which six were won by the Venstre Reform Party and two by the Social Democratic Party.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Venstre Reform Party	96,481	42.87	76	+13
	Højre	54,103	24.04	8	–8
	Social Democratic Party	38,398	17.06	14	+2
	Moderate Venstre	26,993	11.99	16	–7
	Others	9,091	4.04	0	0
Total		225,066	100.00	114	0
Valid votes		225,066	98.46
Invalid/blank votes		3,510	1.54
Total votes		228,576	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		404,271	56.54
Source: Mackie & Rose[2]

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p523 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp92–94