Danish Folketing election, 1929
Danish Folketing election, 1929
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All 149 seats to the Folketing
75 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Thorvald Stauning |
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
Christmas Møller |
| Party |
Social Democrats |
Venstre |
Conservative People's |
| Last election |
53 seats, 37.2% |
46 seats, 28.3% |
30 seats, 20.6% |
| Seats won |
61 |
43 |
24 |
| Seat change |
 8 |
 3 |
6 |
| Popular vote |
593,191 |
402,121 |
233,935 |
| Percentage |
41.8% |
28.3% |
16.5% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Peter Rochegune Munch |
Collective leadership |
? |
| Party |
Social Liberals |
Justice |
Schleswig |
| Last election |
16 seats, 11.3% |
2 seats, 1.3% |
1 seat, 0.8% |
| Seats won |
16 |
3 |
1 |
| Seat change |
 0 |
1 |
0 |
| Popular vote |
151,746 |
25,810 |
9,787 |
| Percentage |
10.7% |
1.8% |
0.7% |
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Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 24 April 1929,[1] except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 29 May. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 61 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 79.7% in Denmark proper and 58.0% in the Faroes.[2]
Results
Denmark
| Party |
Votes |
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Seats |
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| Social Democratic Party | 593,191 | 41.8 | 61 | +8 |
| Venstre | 402,121 | 28.3 | 43 | –3 |
| Conservative People's Party | 233,935 | 16.5 | 24 | –6 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 151,746 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 25,810 | 1.8 | 3 | +1 |
| Schleswig Party | 9,787 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 3,656 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,904 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,423,150 | 100 | 148 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Faroe Islands
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p539
