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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]
It was the first election after which radio was used to broadcast the results to the public.[3]
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Denmark | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 497,106 | 37.16 | 53 | –2 | |
Venstre | 378,137 | 28.27 | 46 | +2 | |
Conservative People's Party | 275,793 | 20.62 | 30 | +2 | |
Danish Social Liberal Party | 150,931 | 11.28 | 16 | –4 | |
Justice Party of Denmark | 17,463 | 1.31 | 2 | +2 | |
Schleswig Party | 10,422 | 0.78 | 1 | 0 | |
Communist Party of Denmark | 5,678 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Independence Party | 2,117 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
Total | 1,337,647 | 100.00 | 148 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,337,647 | 99.73 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,579 | 0.27 | |||
Total votes | 1,341,226 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,742,604 | 76.97 | |||
Faroe Islands | |||||
Union Party–Venstre | 2,600 | 63.05 | 1 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Party | 1,019 | 24.71 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 505 | 12.25 | 0 | New | |
Total | 4,124 | 100.00 | 1 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 4,124 | 99.25 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 31 | 0.75 | |||
Total votes | 4,155 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 10,325 | 40.24 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p538
- ^ "The 1926 election - The first live broadcast election meeting". Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 2025-01-09.