1929 Danish General Election
24 April 1929 · Stauning's Denmark · 149 seats, 75 for a majority
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 24 April 1929, 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.
Prime Minister before
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
Venstre Thorvald Stauning
Prime Minister after
Thorvald Stauning
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democratic Party
61 of 149 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | — | 61 | +8 | 593,191 | 41.8% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 43 | +3 | 402,121 | 28.3% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 24 | +6 | 233,935 | 16.5% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 16 | 0 | 151,746 | 10.7% | — | |
| Justice Party of Denmark | — | 3 | +1 | 25,810 | 1.8% | — | |
| Schleswig Party | — | 1 | 0 | 9,787 | 0.7% | — |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.