title: 1873 Danish Folketing election
text: # 1873 Danish Folketing election
  
  Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 14 November 1873. The result was a narrow victory for the Højre Coalition, which won 51 of the 101 seats. 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. Only 15% of the population was eligible to vote in the elections, 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.
  
  ## Results
  
  | | Højre Coalition | | | 51 | +3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Left | | | 50 | –3 |
  | Total | Total | | | 101 | 0 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 279,007 | 51.7 | | |
  | Source: Skov, Nohlen & Stöver ||||||
  