Danish Folketing election, 1887

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Danish Folketing election, 1887
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  1884 28 January 1887 1890  

All 102 seats to the Folketing
52 seats were needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Venstre Højre Social Democrats
Last election81 seats, 56.3%19 seats, 38.7%2 seats, 4.9%
Seats won74271
Seat changeDecrease2.svg7Increase2.svg8Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote132,00087,0008,000
Percentage58.1%38.3%3.5%

In the Danish Folketing election of 1887, which was held on 28 January 1887, [1] the approximate total votes and the actual seats won were:

Folketing Parliament of Denmark

The Folketing, also known as the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national parliament (legislature) of Denmark. Established in 1849, until 1953 the Folketing was the lower house of a bicameral parliament, called the Rigsdag; the upper house was Landstinget. It meets in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen.

PartyTotal votesPercentage of ballots castSeats wonGain/loss
Venstre Reform Party 132,00058.1%74-7
Højre 87,00038.3%27+8
Social Democratic Party 8,0003.5%1-1
Total102
Voter turnout69.6% [1]

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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. Den Danske Rigsdag 1849-1949 bind III - Rigsdagen og folket (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag. p. 89.