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Denmark 1935 general election

What was the result of the 1935 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 68 of 148 seats with 46.1% of the vote. 80.7% 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 68 of 148 seats with 46.1% of the vote; 80.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democrats 68 46.1%
  • Conservative People's Party 26 17.8%
  • Venstre 28 17.8%
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 14 9.2%
  • Farmers' Party 5 3.2%
  • Justice Party of Denmark 4 2.5%
  • Communist Party of Denmark 2 1.9%
  • National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark 0 1.0%
  • Schleswig Party 1 0.8%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
75 of 148 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 46.1%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 68 of 148 seats. A majority needs 75.

  2. 80.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democrats6846.1759,102
Conservative People's Party2617.8293,393
Venstre2817.8292,247
Danish Social Liberal Party149.2151,507
Farmers' Party53.252,793
Justice Party of Denmark42.541,199
Communist Party of Denmark21.927,135
National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark01.016,257
Schleswig Party10.812,617
Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 759,102
  • Conservative People's Party 293,393
  • Venstre 292,247
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 151,507
  • Farmers' Party 52,793
  • Justice Party of Denmark 41,199
  • Communist Party of Denmark 27,135
  • National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark 16,257
  • Schleswig Party 12,617

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?

80.7% of the 2,044,997 registered voters cast a ballot (1,651,132 ballots). 1,646,438 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats46.1% of votes45.9% of seats
  • Venstre17.8% of votes18.9% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party17.8% of votes17.6% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party9.2% of votes9.5% of seats
  • Farmers' Party3.2% of votes3.4% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark2.5% of votes2.7% of seats
  • Communist Party of Denmark1.9% 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 1.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Social Democrats led Conservative People's Party by 28.3 points of the vote.

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