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Denmark 1929 general election

What was the result of the 1929 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 61 of 148 seats with 41.8% of the vote. 79.7% 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 61 of 148 seats with 41.8% of the vote; 79.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democrats 61 41.8%
  • Venstre 43 28.3%
  • Conservative People's Party 24 16.5%
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 16 10.7%
  • Justice Party of Denmark 3 1.8%
  • Schleswig Party 1 0.7%
  • Communist Party of Denmark 0 0.2%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
75 of 148 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 41.8%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 61 of 148 seats. A majority needs 75.

  2. 79.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democrats6141.8593,191
Venstre4328.3402,121
Conservative People's Party2416.5233,935
Danish Social Liberal Party1610.7151,746
Justice Party of Denmark31.825,810
Schleswig Party10.79,787
Communist Party of Denmark00.23,656
Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 593,191
  • Venstre 402,121
  • Conservative People's Party 233,935
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 151,746
  • Justice Party of Denmark 25,810
  • Schleswig Party 9,787
  • Communist Party of Denmark 3,656

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?

79.7% of the 1,786,092 registered voters cast a ballot (1,423,150 ballots). 1,420,246 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats41.8% of votes41.2% of seats
  • Venstre28.3% of votes29.1% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party16.5% of votes16.2% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party10.7% of votes10.8% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark1.8% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Schleswig Party0.7% of votes0.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.4 by votes and 3.4 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 13.5 points of the vote.

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