All 140 seats in the Folketing 71 seats needed for a majority
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
Elected in Denmark
Venstre
Niels Neergaard
34.23
48
+4
Social Democrats
Thorvald Stauning
29.32
42
+3
Conservatives
Emil Piper
19.67
28
+6
Social Liberals
Carl Theodor Zahle
11.93
17
−15
Industry
2.88
4
+3
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union
Oliver Effersøe
64.48
1
0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 26 April 1920,[1] except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 20 May. The election campaign was the most aggressive and bitter in Denmark in the 20th century.[2] Voter turnout was 80.6% in Denmark proper and 58.8% in the Faroe Islands.[3]
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^Wendt. "Rigsdagen 1915-40". Den Danske Rigsdag 1849-1949 bind II - Rigsdagens histore 1866-1949. p. 392.
^Nohlen & Stöver, p. 537
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