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
Parliament of the Province of Canada times in its history: Following the Province of Canada's entry into Canadian Confederation on 1 July 1867, the Parliament of the Province of Canada ceased to exist. Because the new country of Canada was a federation, the Parliament's powers were divided between levels of government. Its section 91 powers were assigned to the current Parliament of Canada, while its section 92 powers were assigned to the current Parliament of Ontario (for Canada West) and the Legislature of Quebec (for Canada East). The Parliament is noteworthy for its efforts in codifying the law, generally with respect to the statute law in