Danish Folketing election, 1892

Danish Folketing election, 1892

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%

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

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Højre	78,000	34.8	31	+7
Moderate Venstre	63,000	28.1	39	New
Venstre Reform Party	63,000	28.1	30	–45
Social Democratic Party	20,000	8.9	2	–1
Total			102	0
Registered voters/turnout	363,277	63.8	–	–
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.