1872 Danish Folketing election

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Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 20 September 1872.^[1] The result was a victory for the United Left, which won 53 seats.^[2] Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg remained Prime Minister following the elections.

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Left			53	New
	Højre Coalition			48	New
Total				101	0
Registered voters/turnout		270,540	40.4
Source: Skov, Nohlen & Stöver

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