1926 Danish General Election

2 December 1926 · Stauning's Denmark · 149 seats, 75 for a majority

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 2 December 1926, 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.

Prime Minister before

Thorvald Stauning

Social Democrats Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Prime Minister after

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Venstre

Largest force

Social Democratic Party

53 of 149 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Social Democratic Party

37.2% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Venstre

28.3% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Conservative People's Party

20.6% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Danish Social Liberal Party

11.3% of votes · +4 seats

seats

Justice Party of Denmark

1.3% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Schleswig Party

0.8% of votes · 0 seats

seats


Social Democratic Party	—	53	+2	497,106	37.2%	—
Venstre	—	46	+2	378,137	28.3%	—
Conservative People's Party	—	30	+2	275,793	20.6%	—
Danish Social Liberal Party	—	16	+4	150,931	11.3%	—
Justice Party of Denmark	—	2	+2	17,463	1.3%	—
Schleswig Party	—	1	0	10,422	0.8%	—

1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.