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1929 Danish Folketing election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Thorvald Stauning
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
Christmas Møller
Party
Social Democrats
Venstre
Conservatives
Last election
53 seats, 37.2%
46 seats, 28.3%
30 seats, 20.6%
Seats won
61
43
24
Seat change
8
3
6
Popular vote
593,191
402,121
233,935
Percentage
41.8%
28.3%
16.5%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Peter Rochegune Munch
Collective leadership
?
Party
Social Liberals
Justice
Schleswig Party
Last election
16 seats, 11.3%
2 seats, 1.3%
1 seat, 0.8%
Seats won
16
3
1
Seat change
0
1
0
Popular vote
151,746
25,810
9,787
Percentage
10.7%
1.8%
0.7%
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 24 April 1929,[ 1] except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 29 May. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 61 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 79.7% in Denmark proper and 58.0% in the Faroes.[ 2]
Results
Denmark
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Social Democratic Party
593,191
41.8
61
+8
Venstre
402,121
28.3
43
–3
Conservative People's Party
233,935
16.5
24
–6
Danish Social Liberal Party
151,746
10.7
16
0
Justice Party of Denmark
25,810
1.8
3
+1
Schleswig Party
9,787
0.7
1
0
Communist Party of Denmark
3,656
0.2
0
0
Invalid/blank votes
2,904
–
–
–
Total
1,423,150
100
148
0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Faroe Islands
References