1849 Danish Folketing election

The first Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 4 December 1849.[1] Adam Wilhelm Moltke remained Prime Minister after the elections.

Electoral system

The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.[2] Only 14% of the population was eligible to vote in the elections,[3] with suffrage restricted to men over 30 who were not receiving poor relief (or who had not paid back any previous poor relief received), were not classed as "dependents" (those who were privately employed but did not have a household) and who had lived in their constituency for a certain length of time.[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Society of the Friends of Peasants			45
	National Liberal Party			42
	Højre			8
	Others			6
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total			100	101
Registered voters/turnout		204,240	32.5	–
Source: Skov, Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Kaare R Skov (1999) Demokratiets Danmarkshistorie – Gennem 150 år Aschenhoug, p7
2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p510 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p525
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p511