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1926 Danish Folketing election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Thorvald Stauning
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
Emil Piper
Party
Social Democrats
Venstre
Conservatives
Last election
55 seats, 36.6%
44 seats, 28.3%
28 seats, 18.9%
Seats won
53
46
30
Seat change
2
2
2
Popular vote
497,106
378,137
275,793
Percentage
37.2%
28.3%
20.6%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Carl Theodor Zahle
Collective leadership
Johannes Schmidt-Wodder
Party
Social Liberals
Justice
Schleswig Party
Last election
20 seats, 13.0%
0 seats, 1.0%
1 seat, 0.6%
Seats won
16
2
1
Seat change
4
2
0
Popular vote
150,931
17,463
10,422
Percentage
11.3%
1.3%
0.8%
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 2 December 1926,[ 1] except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 20 December. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 53 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 77.0% in Denmark proper and 40.2% in the Faroes.[ 2]
Results
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Denmark proper
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Social Democrats
497,106
37.2
53
–2
bgcolor=Template:Venstre (Denmark)/meta/color |
Venstre
378,137
28.3
46
+2
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Conservative People's Party
275,793
20.6
30
+2
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Danish Social Liberal Party
150,931
11.3
16
–4
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Justice Party
17,463
1.3
2
+2
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Schleswig Party
10,422
0.8
1
0
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Communist Party of Denmark
5,678
0.4
0
0
Independence Party
2,117
0.1
0
New
Invalid/blank votes
3,579
–
–
–
Total
1,341,226
100
148
0
Registered voters/turnout
1,742,604
77.0
–
–
Faroe Islands
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Venstre –Union Party
2,600
63.0
1
0
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Social Democratic Party
1,019
24.7
0
New
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Independents
505
12.2
0
New
Invalid/blank votes
31
–
–
–
Total
4,155
100
1
0
Registered voters/turnout
10,325
40.2
–
–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
References