July 1920 Danish Folketing election

July 1920 Danish Folketing election
Danish Realm
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All 140 seats in the Folketing
71 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Elected in Denmark
Venstre Niels Neergaard 36.11 51 +3
Social Democrats Thorvald Stauning 29.91 42 0
Conservatives Emil Piper 18.91 26 −2
Social Liberals Carl Theodor Zahle 11.53 16 −1
Industry 2.69 4 0
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union Oliver Effersøe 70.55 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
Ballot paper

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 6 July 1920,[1] except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 3 August. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 51 of the 140 seats. Voter turnout was 74.9% in Denmark proper and 46.4% in the Faroe Islands.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark
Venstre344,35136.1151+3
Social Democratic Party285,16629.91420
Conservative People's Party180,29318.9126–2
Danish Social Liberal Party109,93111.5316–1
Industry Party25,6272.6940
Independents8,1930.860New
Total953,561100.001390
Valid votes953,56199.79
Invalid/blank votes2,0040.21
Total votes955,565100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,276,30274.87
Faroe Islands
Union PartyVenstre2,69370.5510
Independents1,12429.4500
Total3,817100.0010
Valid votes3,81799.61
Invalid/blank votes150.39
Total votes3,832100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,25946.40
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