1898 Danish Folketing election

1898 Danish Folketing election

5 April 1898
All 114 seats to the Folketing 58 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Venstre Moderate Venstre Last election 53 seats, 40.5% 27 seats, 19.4% Seats won 63 23 Seat change 10 4 Popular vote 98,070 36,395 Percentage 43.6% 16.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party Højre Social Democrats Last election 25 seats, 28.8% 8 seats, 11.3% Seats won 16 12 Seat change 9 4 Popular vote 58,755 31,870 Percentage 26.1% 14.2%

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 5 April 1898.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Venstre Reform Party	98,070	43.6	63	+10
Højre	58,755	26.1	16	–9
Moderate Venstre	36,395	16.2	23	–4
Social Democratic Party	31,870	14.2	12	+4
Total			114	0
Registered voters/turnout	398,515	59.8	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver (voters/turnout)

References

• Bang, I. M.; Elberling, Vilhelm (1911). Rigsdagsvalgene 1895-1910. En historisk-statistisk oversigt (in Danish). Copenhagen: Engelsen & Schrøder. pp. 15–16.