1884 Danish Folketing election

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1884 Danish Folketing election
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  July 1881 25 June 1884 1887  

All 102 seats in the Folketing
52 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats
Venstre 56.381
Højre J.B.S. Estrup 38.719
Social Democrats Peter Christian Knudsen 4.92

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 25 June 1884. [1]

Results

1884 Danish general election Result.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
Venstre Reform Party 56.381
Højre 38.719
Social Democratic Party 4.92
Total102
Registered voters/turnout322,42959.0
Source: Hatting, [1] Nohlen & Stöver [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p526 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7