1865 Danish Folketing election

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 30 May 1865.[1] Christian Albrecht Bluhme remained Prime Minister after the elections, although only until November.[2]

Electoral system

The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.[3] Only 14% of the population was eligible to vote in the elections,[4] 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.[5]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Mellem Party			20	New
National Left			20	New
National Liberal Party			20	–20
People's Left			17	New
A.F. Tscherning Left			15	New
Højre			4	–7
Others			5	–6
Total			101	0
Registered voters/turnout	244,264		–	–
Source: Skov, Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Kaare R Skov (1999) Demokratiets Danmarkshistorie – Gennem 150 år, København: Aschenhoug
2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p557 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p510
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p526
5. Nohlen & Stöver, p511