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1913 Danish Folketing election

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1913 Danish Folketing election
Denmark
← 1910 20 May 1913 1915 →

All 114 seats in the Folketing
58 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Thorvald Stauning 29.56 32 +8
Venstre Klaus Berntsen 28.61 44 −13
Højre 22.41 7 −6
Social Liberals Carl Theodor Zahle 18.69 31 +11
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Klaus Berntsen
Venstre
Carl Theodor Zahle
Social Liberals

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 20 May 1913.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, Venstre won the most seats. Voter turnout was 74.5%.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party107,36529.5632+8
Venstre103,91728.6144–13
Højre81,40422.417–6
Danish Social Liberal Party67,90318.6931+11
Independents2,6710.7400
Total363,260100.001140
Valid votes363,26099.19
Invalid/blank votes2,9550.81
Total votes366,215100.00
Registered voters/turnout491,42274.52
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p536