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1926 Danish Folketing election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Kingdom of Denmark |
| previous_election | 1924 |
| next_election | 1929 |
| seats_for_election | All 149 seats in the Folketing |
| majority_seats | 75 |
| election_date | 2 December 1926 |
| heading1 | Elected in Denmark |
| leader1 | Thorvald Stauning |
| party1 | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| last_election1 | 55 |
| seats1 | 53 |
| percentage1 | 37.16 |
| leader2 | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
| party2 | Venstre (Denmark) |
| last_election2 | 44 |
| seats2 | 46 |
| percentage2 | 28.27 |
| leader3 | Emil Piper |
| party3 | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| last_election3 | 28 |
| seats3 | 30 |
| percentage3 | 20.62 |
| leader4 | Carl Theodor Zahle |
| party4 | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| last_election4 | 20 |
| seats4 | 16 |
| percentage4 | 11.28 |
| leader5 | Collective leadership |
| party5 | Justice Party of Denmark |
| last_election5 | 0 |
| seats5 | 2 |
| percentage5 | 1.31 |
| leader6 | Johannes Schmidt-Wodder |
| party6 | Schleswig Party |
| last_election6 | 1 |
| seats6 | 1 |
| percentage6 | 0.78 |
| heading7 | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
| leader7 | Andrass Samuelsen |
| party7 | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
| last_election7 | 1 |
| seats7 | 1 |
| percentage7 | 63.05 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Thorvald Stauning |
| before_party | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| after_election | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
| after_party | Venstre (Denmark) |
| map | Folketing1926.svg |
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 2 December 1926, 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.
It was the first election after which radio was used to broadcast the results to the public.
Results
References
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".
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