Danish Folketing election, 1901

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The Danish Folketing election of 1901 was held on April 3, 1901.

It was the first use of a secret ballot in Denmark.

Party	Leader	Total votes	Percentage of ballots cast	Seats won	Gain/Loss
Venstre Reform Party		103,495	45.9	76	+13
Moderate Venstre		25,618	11.4	16	-7
Social Democratic Party		43,015	19.1	14	+2
Højre		53,517	23.7	8	-8
Total				114
Voter turnout		61.1%[1]

Notes

1. ^ Hatting, Jørgen (1950). "Valgdeltagelsen efter 1866". In Fabricius, K., Frisch, H., Hjelholt, H., Mackeprang, M. & Møller, A. (eds.) (in Danish). Den Danske Rigsdag 1849-1949 bind III - Rigsdagen og folket. Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag. p. 119. 

References

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