1909 Danish Folketing election

1909 Danish Folketing election

25 May 1909

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

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Social Democrats Peter Christian Knudsen 28.71 24 0 Venstre Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg 23.98 37 −19 Højre 19.80 21 +9 Social Liberals Carl Theodor Zahle 15.51 15 +6 Moderate Venstre 5.93 11 +2 Independents – 5.68 6 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Venstre Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Venstre

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 25 May 1909.^[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the largest share of the vote, the Venstre Reform Party won the most seats. Voter turnout was 71%.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	93,079	28.71	24	0
	Venstre Reform Party	77,749	23.98	37	–19
	Højre	64,189	19.80	21	+9
	Danish Social Liberal Party	50,305	15.51	15	+6
	Moderate Venstre	19,241	5.93	11	+2
	Independents	18,423	5.68	6	+2
No votes		1,272	0.39	–	–
Total		324,258	100.00	114	0
Valid votes		324,258	99.05
Invalid/blank votes		3,101	0.95
Total votes		327,359	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		460,553	71.08
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