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September 1920 Danish Folketing election

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September 1920 Danish Folketing election
Danish Realm
← July 1920 21 September 1920 1924 →

All 149 seats in the Folketing
75 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Elected in Denmark
Venstre Niels Neergaard 33.97 51 0
Social Democrats Thorvald Stauning 32.16 48 +6
Conservatives Emil Piper 17.89 27 +1
Social Liberals Carl Theodor Zahle 12.14 18 +2
Industry 2.26 3 −1
Schleswig Party Johannes Schmidt-Wodder 0.62 1 New
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union Oliver Effersøe 60.22 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Niels Neergaard
Venstre
Niels Neergaard
Venstre

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1920,[1] except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 30 October. They were the first in which South Jutland County participated since the Schleswig Plebiscites and the return to Danish rule, and the total number of seats in the Folketing was increased from 140 to 149. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 51 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 77.0% in Denmark proper and 56.2% in the Faroe Islands.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark
Venstre411,66133.97510
Social Democratic Party389,65332.1648+6
Conservative People's Party216,73317.8927+1
Danish Social Liberal Party147,12012.1418+2
Industry Party27,4032.263–1
Schleswig Party7,5050.621New
Free Social Democrats6,4600.530New
Danish Left Socialist Party5,1600.430New
Total1,211,695100.00148+9
Valid votes1,211,69599.78
Invalid/blank votes2,6730.22
Total votes1,214,368100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,576,71677.02
Faroe Islands
Union PartyVenstre3,24360.2210
Independents2,14239.7800
Total5,385100.0010
Valid votes5,38599.80
Invalid/blank votes110.20
Total votes5,396100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,59356.25
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p538