1855 Danish Folketing election
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Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 14 June 1855 in order to approve amendments to the constitution.[1] Peter Georg Bang remained Prime Minister following the elections.[2]
Electoral system[]
The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.[3] Only 15% 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[]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
| National Liberal Party–Society of the Friends of Peasants | 78 | 0 | ||||
| Højre | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Others | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |||
| Total | 100 | 101 | 0 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 223,923 | 15.8 | – | – | ||
| Source: Skov, Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
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