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

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Social Democratic Party

41.8% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Venstre

28.3% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Conservative People's Party

16.5% of votes · +6 seats

seats

Danish Social Liberal Party

10.7% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Justice Party of Denmark

1.8% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Schleswig Party

0.7% of votes · 0 seats

seats


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.