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Danish Folketing election, July 1920

Danish Folketing election, July 1920
Kingdom of Denmark
← April 1920 6 July 1920 September 1920 →

All 140 seats to the Folketing
71 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Neergaard.jpg Stauning i1920-erne.jpg Emil Georg Piper.jpg
Leader Niels Neergaard Thorvald Stauning Emil Piper
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservative People's
Last election 48 seats, 34.2% 42 seats, 29.3% 28 seats, 19.7%
Seats won 51 42 26
Seat change Increase3 Steady0 Decrease2
Popular vote 344,351 285,166 180,293
Percentage 36.1% 29.9% 18.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Zahle.jpg
Leader Carl Theodor Zahle  ?
Party Social Liberals Industry
Last election 17 seats, 11.9% 4 seats, 2.9%
Seats won 16 4
Seat change Decrease1 Steady0
Popular vote 109,931 25,627
Percentage 11.5% 2.7%

Prime Minister before election

Niels Neergaard
Venstre

Elected Prime Minister

Niels Neergaard
Venstre


Niels Neergaard
Venstre

Niels Neergaard
Venstre

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 6 July 1920, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 3 August. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 51 of the 140 seats. Voter turnout was 74.9% in Denmark proper and 46.4% in the Faroe Islands.


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