Election Name: | 1901 Danish Folketing election |
Country: | Denmark |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1898 |
Next Election: | 1903 |
Seats For Election: | All 114 seats in the Folketing |
Majority Seats: | 58 |
Election Date: | 3 April 1901 |
Leader1: | Johan Henrik Deuntzer |
Party1: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election1: | 63 |
Seats1: | 76 |
Percentage1: | 42.87 |
Party2: | Højre |
Last Election2: | 16 |
Seats2: | 8 |
Percentage2: | 24.04 |
Party3: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election3: | 12 |
Seats3: | 14 |
Percentage3: | 17.06 |
Party4: | Moderate Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election4: | 23 |
Seats4: | 16 |
Percentage4: | 11.99 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Hannibal Sehested |
Before Party: | Højre |
Before Image: | File:Hannibal Sehested 1900.jpg |
After Election: | Johan Henrik Deuntzer |
After Party: | Venstre (Denmark) |
After Image: | File:J. H. Deuntzer by Elfelt.jpg |
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 3 April 1901.[1]
Eight of the 114 seats were uncontested, of which six were won by the Venstre Reform Party and two by the Social Democratic Party.