September 1920 Danish General Election
The Easter Crisis electionsJuly 1920 · Stauning's Denmark · 149 seats, 75 for a majority
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1920, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 30 October. They were the first in which South Jutland County participated since the Schleswig Plebiscites and the return to Danish rule, and the total number of seats in the Folketing was increased from 140 to 149.
Prime Minister before
Niels Neergaard
Venstre Niels Neergaard
Prime Minister (continued)
Niels Neergaard
Venstre
Largest force
Venstre
51 of 149 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venstre | — | 51 | 0 | 411,661 | 34.0% | — | |
| Social Democratic Party | — | 48 | +6 | 389,653 | 32.2% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 27 | +1 | 216,733 | 17.9% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 18 | +2 | 147,120 | 12.1% | — | |
| Industry Party | — | 3 | +1 | 27,403 | 2.3% | — | |
| Schleswig Party | — | 1 | — | 7,505 | 0.6% | — |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.