1906 Danish Folketing election

1906 Danish Folketing election

29 May 1906

All 114 seats in the Folketing 58 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Venstre Jens Christian Christensen 31.21 56 −17 Social Democrats Peter Christian Knudsen 25.36 24 +8 Højre 20.97 12 0 Social Liberals Carl Theodor Zahle 12.63 9 New Moderate Venstre 6.78 9 −3 Independents – 3.01 4 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Jens Christian Christensen Venstre Jens Christian Christensen Venstre

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 29 May 1906.^[1] The result was a victory for the Venstre Reform Party, which won 56 of the 114 seats. Voter turnout was 69.8%.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Venstre Reform Party	94,272	31.21	56	–17
	Social Democratic Party	76,612	25.36	24	+8
	Højre	63,335	20.97	12	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	38,151	12.63	9	New
	Moderate Venstre	20,487	6.78	9	–3
	Independents	9,099	3.01	4	+3
No votes		116	0.04	–	–
Total		302,072	100.00	114	0
Valid votes		302,072	98.80
Invalid/blank votes		3,666	1.20
Total votes		305,738	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		438,341	69.75
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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