February 1853 Danish General Election

26 February 1853 · The constitutional struggle

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 26 February 1853. Christian Albrecht Bluhme of the Højre party remained Prime Minister after the elections, but after the government failed to win a vote on who would succeed King Frederick VII on 18 April by the three-quarters majority necessary, the legislature was dissolved and early elections were held in May.

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

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Turnout

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The surviving record for this contest does not include a party-by-party results table; the story above is what the sources support.