Danish Folketing election, 1898

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The Danish Folketing election of 1898 was held on 5 April 1898.

Party	Leader	Total votes	Percentage of ballots cast	Seats won	Gain/Loss
Venstre Reform Party		98,070	43.6	63	+10
Moderate Venstre		36,395	16.2	23	-4
Højre		58,755	26.1	16	-9
Social Democratic Party		31,870	14.2	12	+4
Total				114
Voter turnout		59.7%[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. 89. 

References

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