Danish Folketing election, 1918
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Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 22 April 1918,[1] the first in which women could vote. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 45 of the 180 seats in the Folketing, which had been expanded from 114 to 140 seats. Voter turnout was 75.5%.[2]
Results [edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venstre | 269,646 | 29.4 | 45 | +2 |
| Social Democratic Party | 262,796 | 28.7 | 39 | +7 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 189,521 | 20.7 | 32 | +1 |
| Conservative People's Party | 167,743 | 18.3 | 22 | +15 |
| Industry Party | 11,934 | 1.3 | 1 | New |
| New Right | 4,764 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Voters of 1918 | 4,407 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Socialist Workers Party | 1,410 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Independent Social Democracy | 1,086 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 3,622 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,468 | – | – | – |
| Total | 920,397 | 100 | 140 | +26 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
References [edit]
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p537
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