May 1853 Danish Folketing election 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. May 1853 Danish Folketing election Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 27 May 1853. Although elections had been held in February, the legislature was dissolved after the government failed to win a vote on who would succeed King Frederick VII on 18 April, resulting in early elections. Anders Sandøe Ørsted remained Prime Minister after the elections. The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies. Only
Multi-member constituencies in the Parliament of the United Kingdom - Borough/Burgh Members of Parliament, CMP - County Members of Parliament, UMP - University Members of Parliament." Table 1: Constituencies and MPs, by type and country Table 2: Number of seats per constituency, by type and country "Key to categories in the following tables: BC - Borough/Burgh constituencies, CC - County constituencies, UC - University constituencies, Total C - Total constituencies, BMP - Borough/Burgh Members of Parliament, CMP - County Members of Parliament, UMP - University Members of Parliament." Monmouthshire (1 County constituency with 2 MPs and one single member Borough constituency) is included in Wales in these tables. Sources