Danish Folketing election, July 1920

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The second Danish Folketing election of 1920 was held on 6 July 1920, except on the Faroe Islands where the election was held on 3 August.

Party Leader Total votes Percentage of ballots cast Seats won Gain/Loss
Venstre 347,044 36.3% 51 +3
Social Democratic Party 285,166 29.8% 42 +0
Conservative People's Party 180,293 18.8% 26 -2
Det Radikale Venstre 111,055 11.6% 16 -1
Erhvervspartiet 25,627 2.7% 4 +0
Centrum 2,961 0.3% 0 +0
Free Social Democrats 2,793 0.3% 0 +0
Danmark Venstresocialistiske parti 2,439 0.2% 0 +0
Union Party (Faroe Islands)[1] 2,693 1 +0
Outside the parties (Faroe Islands)[1] 1,124 0 +0
Total 140
Voter turnout 74.9%[2]
Source [3]

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  1. ^ a b On the Faroe Islands the election was held on 3 August 1920.
  2. ^ On the Faroe Islands the voter turnout was 46.4%.
  3. ^ Tågholt, Knud [1971] (1984). Hvem var minister - Dansk politik gennem mere end 100 år, 2. edition (in Danish), Århus: Forlaget Aros, pp. 30-31, 34. ISBN 87-7003-204-1. 



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