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Denmark 1924 general election

What was the result of the 1924 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 55 of 148 seats with 36.6% of the vote. 78.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Denmark
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democrats won 55 of 148 seats with 36.6% of the vote; 78.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democrats 55 36.6%
  • Venstre 44 28.3%
  • Conservative People's Party 28 18.9%
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 20 13.0%
  • Justice Party of Denmark 0 1.0%
  • Schleswig Party 1 0.6%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
75 of 148 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 36.6%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 55 of 148 seats. A majority needs 75.

  2. 78.6%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democrats5536.6469,949
Venstre4428.3362,682
Conservative People's Party2818.9242,955
Danish Social Liberal Party2013.0166,476
Justice Party of Denmark01.012,643
Schleswig Party10.67,715
Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 469,949
  • Venstre 362,682
  • Conservative People's Party 242,955
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 166,476
  • Justice Party of Denmark 12,643
  • Schleswig Party 7,715

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

78.6% of the 1,637,564 registered voters cast a ballot (1,287,084 ballots). 1,282,937 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats36.6% of votes37.2% of seats
  • Venstre28.3% of votes29.7% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party18.9% of votes18.9% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party13.0% of votes13.5% of seats
  • Schleswig Party0.6% of votes0.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.7 by votes and 3.6 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 8.3 points of the vote.

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