Danish Folketing election, July 1920
Danish Folketing election, July 1920
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All 140 seats to the Folketing
71 seats were needed for a majority
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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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 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Popular vote |
344,351 |
285,166 |
180,293 |
Percentage |
36.1% |
29.9% |
18.9% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
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Leader |
Carl Theodor Zahle |
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Party |
Social Liberals |
Industry |
Last election |
17 seats, 11.9% |
4 seats, 2.9% |
Seats won |
16 |
4 |
Seat change |
1 |
0 |
Popular vote |
109,931 |
25,627 |
Percentage |
11.5% |
2.7% |
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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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