1898 Danish Folketing election

1898 Danish Folketing election

←  1895 5 April 1898 1901  →

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

Party Leader Seats +/– Venstre 63 +10 Højre 16 −9 Moderate Venstre 23 −4 Social Democrats Peter Christian Knudsen 12 +4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 5 April 1898. ^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Venstre Reform Party	98,070		63	+10
	Højre	58,755		16	–9
	Moderate Venstre	36,395		23	–4
	Social Democratic Party	31,870		12	+4
Total				114	0
Registered voters/turnout		398,515	59.8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver (voters/turnout)

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p523 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7

• Bang, I. M.; Elberling, Vilhelm (1911). Rigsdagsvalgene 1895-1910. En historisk-statistisk oversigt (in Danish). Copenhagen: Engelsen & Schrøder. pp. 15–16.