Danish Party

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The Danish Party (German: Dänische Partei) was a political party in the German Empire.

History

The party was established in 1871 to represent the 50,000-strong Danish population of North Schleswig, who remained opposed to their separation from Denmark following the Second Schleswig War in 1864.^[1] It won a seat in every Reichstag elected between 1871 and 1912. Its best performance was in the 1881 elections, the only occasion on which it won two seats.^[1]

The party disappeared after World War I,^[1] following the Schleswig Plebiscites and the return of Northern Schleswig to Denmark.

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