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Denmark 1926 general election

What was the result of the 1926 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 53 of 148 seats with 37.2% of the vote. 77.0% 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 53 of 148 seats with 37.2% of the vote; 77.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democrats 53 37.2%
  • Venstre 46 28.3%
  • Conservative People's Party 30 20.6%
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 16 11.3%
  • Justice Party of Denmark 2 1.3%
  • Schleswig Party 1 0.8%
  • Communist Party of Denmark 0 0.4%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
75 of 148 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 37.2%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 53 of 148 seats. A majority needs 75.

  2. 77.0%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democrats5337.2497,106
Venstre4628.3378,137
Conservative People's Party3020.6275,793
Danish Social Liberal Party1611.3150,931
Justice Party of Denmark21.317,463
Schleswig Party10.810,422
Communist Party of Denmark00.45,678
Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 497,106
  • Venstre 378,137
  • Conservative People's Party 275,793
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 150,931
  • Justice Party of Denmark 17,463
  • Schleswig Party 10,422
  • Communist Party of Denmark 5,678

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?

77.0% of the 1,742,604 registered voters cast a ballot (1,341,226 ballots). 1,337,647 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats37.2% of votes35.8% of seats
  • Venstre28.3% of votes31.1% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party20.6% of votes20.3% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party11.3% of votes10.8% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark1.3% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Schleswig Party0.8% of votes0.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.3 (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 8.9 points of the vote.

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