1935 Danish General Election

Stauning or chaos

22 October 1935 · Stauning's Denmark · 149 seats, 75 for a majority

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 22 October 1935, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 11 November. The Social Democratic Party led by Prime minister Thorvald Stauning remained the largest in the Folketing, winning 68 of the 149 seats.

Prime Minister before

Thorvald Stauning

Social Democrats Thorvald Stauning

Prime Minister (continued)

Thorvald Stauning

Social Democrats

Largest force

Social Democratic Party

68 of 149 seats

Turnout

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The result

Social Democratic Party
46.1% of votes · +6 seats
68
seats
Venstre
17.8% of votes · +10 seats
28
seats
Conservative People's Party
17.8% of votes · +1 seats
26
seats
Danish Social Liberal Party
9.2% of votes · 0 seats
14
seats
Farmers' Party
3.2% of votes
5
seats
Justice Party of Denmark
2.5% of votes · 0 seats
4
seats
Communist Party of Denmark
1.6% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats
Schleswig Party
0.8% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats

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