1926 Danish Folketing election

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 2 December 1926,[1] except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 20 December. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 53 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 77.0% in Denmark proper and 40.2% in the Faroes.[2]

1926 Danish Folketing election
Danish Realm
← 1924 2 December 1926 1929 →

All 149 seats in the Folketing
75 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Elected in Denmark
Social Democrats Thorvald Stauning 37.16 53 −2
Venstre Thomas Madsen-Mygdal 28.27 46 +2
Conservatives Emil Piper 20.62 30 +2
Social Liberals Carl Theodor Zahle 11.28 16 −4
Justice Collective leadership 1.31 2 +2
Schleswig Party Johannes Schmidt-Wodder 0.78 1 0
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union Andrass Samuelsen 63.05 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Thorvald Stauning
Social Democrats
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
Venstre

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark
Social Democratic Party497,10637.1653–2
Venstre378,13728.2746+2
Conservative People's Party275,79320.6230+2
Danish Social Liberal Party150,93111.2816–4
Justice Party of Denmark17,4631.312+2
Schleswig Party10,4220.7810
Communist Party of Denmark5,6780.4200
Independence Party2,1170.160New
Total1,337,647100.001480
Valid votes1,337,64799.73
Invalid/blank votes3,5790.27
Total votes1,341,226100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,742,60476.97
Faroe Islands
Union PartyVenstre2,60063.0510
Social Democratic Party1,01924.710New
Independents50512.250New
Total4,124100.0010
Valid votes4,12499.25
Invalid/blank votes310.75
Total votes4,155100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,32540.24
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