October 1920 Danish Landsting election

Landsting elections were held in Denmark on 1 October 1920,[1] with the exceptions that the seats elected by the resigning parliament were elected on 10 September,[2] except for the representative of South Jutland County who was elected on October 7,[3] the Faroese member was elected on 3 February 1921,[2] and the electors that elected the candidates standing in the constituencies were elected on 24 September 1920.[3]

The election was the first Landsting election in which South Jutland County participated since the Schleswig Plebiscites and the return to Danish rule, and the total number of seats in the Landsting was increased from 72 to 76.

The seats of all seven constituencies as well as the seats elected by the parliament were up for election.

Results

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PartySeats
ElectorsParliamentTotal+/–
Venstre24933+2
Social Democratic Party17522+3
Conservative People's Party10313–1
Danish Social Liberal Party6280
Total571976+4
Source: Wendt[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (1923), p. 27
  2. ^ a b Rosenkrantz, Palle (1934). Den danske regering og rigsdag 1903-1934 (in Danish). Copenhagen: Arthur Jensens Forlag. pp. 400–407.
  3. ^ a b c 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. pp. 410–1.