Landsting elections were held in Denmark on 10 August 1920, with the exceptions that the seats elected by the resigning parliament were elected on 26 June,[1] the Faroese member was elected on 23 August,[1] and the electors that elected the candidates standing in the constituencies were elected on 30 July.[2]
The seats of all seven constituencies as well as the seats elected by the parliament were up for election.
Results
editParty | Seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electors | Parliament | Total | +/– | |||
Venstre | 24 | 7 | 31 | +5 | ||
Social Democratic Party | 15 | 4 | 19 | +4 | ||
Conservative People's Party | 10 | 4 | 14 | –4 | ||
Danish Social Liberal Party | 5 | 3 | 8 | –4 | ||
Total | 54 | 18 | 72 | 0 | ||
Source: Wendt[2] |
References
edit- ^ a b Rosenkrantz, Palle (1934). Den danske regering og rigsdag 1903-1934 (in Danish). Copenhagen: Arthur Jensens Forlag. pp. 400–407.
- ^ a b Wendt, Frantz W. (1951). "Rigsdagen 1915-40". In Bomholt, J.; Fabricius, K.; Hjelholt, H.; Mackeprang, M.; Møller, A. (eds.). Den Danske Rigsdag 1849-1949 bind II - Rigsdagens histore 1866-1949 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag. p. 404.