1935 Danish Folketing election

1935 Danish Folketing election

22 October 1935
All 149 seats to the Folketing 75 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Thorvald Stauning Thomas Madsen-Mygdal Christmas Møller Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Last election 62 seats, 42.7% 38 seats, 24.7% 27 seats, 18.7% Seats won 68 28 26 Seat change 6 10 1 Popular vote 759,102 292,247 293,393 Percentage 46.1% 17.8% 17.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Peter Rochegune Munch ? Collective leadership Party Social Liberals Farmers' Justice Last election 14 seats, 9.4% New 4 seats, 2.7% Seats won 14 5 4 Seat change 0 5 0 Popular vote 151,507 52,793 41,199 Percentage 9.2% 3.2% 2.5%   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Aksel Larsen ? Party Communists Schleswig Party Last election 2 seats, 1.1% 1 seat, 0.6% Seats won 2 1 Seat change 0 0 Popular vote 27,135 12,617 Percentage 1.9% 0.8%
Prime Minister before election Thorvald Stauning Social Democrats Elected Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning Social Democrats

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 22 October 1935, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 11 November. The Social Democratic Party led by Prime minister Thorvald Stauning remained the largest in the Folketing, with 68 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 80.7% in Denmark proper and 55.4% in the Faroes. It was in this election that the Social Democrats used the famous slogan "Stauning or Chaos".

Results

Denmark

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	759,102	46.1	68	+6
Conservative People's Party	293,393	17.8	26	–1
Venstre	292,247	17.8	28	–10
Danish Social Liberal Party	151,507	9.2	14	0
Farmers' Party	52,793	3.2	5	New
Justice Party of Denmark	41,199	2.5	4	0
Communist Party of Denmark	27,135	1.9	2	0
National Socialist Workers' Party	16,257	1.0	0	0
Schleswig Party	12,617	0.8	1	0
Society Party	188	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	4,649	–	–	–
Total	1,651,132	100	148	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Faroe Islands

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Venstre-Union Party	2,732	41.2	1	0
Independent	2,179	32.9	0	0
Social Democratic Party	1,717	25.9	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	35	–	–	–
Total	6,663	100	1	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver