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Danish Folketing election, 1924

Danish Folketing election, 1924
Kingdom of Denmark
← September 1920 11 April 1924 1926 →

All 149 seats to the Folketing
75 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Stauning i1920-erne.jpg Neergaard.jpg Emil Georg Piper.jpg
Leader Thorvald Stauning Niels Neergaard Emil Piper
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservative People's
Last election 48 seats, 32.2% 51 seats, 34.0% 27 seats, 17.9%
Seats won 55 44 28
Seat change Increase7 Decrease7 Increase1
Popular vote 469,949 362,682 242,955
Percentage 36.6% 28.3% 18.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Zahle.jpg
Leader Carl Theodor Zahle  ?
Party Social Liberals Schleswig
Last election 18 seats, 12.1% 1 seat, 0.6%
Seats won 20 1
Seat change Increase2 Steady0
Popular vote 166,476 7,715
Percentage 13.0% 0.6%

Prime Minister before election

Niels Neergaard
Venstre

Elected Prime Minister

Thorvald Stauning
Social Democrats


Niels Neergaard
Venstre

Thorvald Stauning
Social Democrats

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 11 April 1924. The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party led by Thorvald Stauning, which won 55 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 78.6% in Denmark proper. In the Faroe Islands constituency there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.


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