1915 Danish Folketing election

1915 Danish Folketing election

7 May 1915

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

Party Leader Seats +/– Venstre Klaus Berntsen 43 −1 Social Democrats Thorvald Stauning 32 0 Social Liberals Carl Theodor Zahle 31 0 Højre 8 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Carl Theodor Zahle Social Liberals Carl Theodor Zahle Social Liberals

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 6 May 1915. In order to make amendments to the constitution, the government called for the dissolution of both the Folketing and the Landsting to allow a new Rigsdag to make the revisions. However, as this was during World War I, no campaigning took place,^[1] and 105 of the 115 were uncontested.^[2]

The corresponding Landsting election was held on 22 May.^[3]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Venstre	43	–1
	Social Democratic Party	32	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	31	0
	Højre	8	+1
Total		114	0
Source: Rosenkrantz[4]

References

1. Hatting, Jørgen (1950). "Valgdeltagelsen efter 1866". In Fabricius, K.; Frisch, H.; Hjelholt, H.; Mackeprang, M.; Møller, A. (eds.). Den Danske Rigsdag 1849-1949 bind III - Rigsdagen og folket (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag. p. 119.
2. Elklit, Jørgen (1984). "Det klassiske danske partisystem bliver til". In Elklit, Jørgen; Tonsgaard, Ole (eds.). Valg og vælgeradfærd - Studier i dansk politik (in Danish). Århus: Forlaget Politica. p. 34. ISBN 87-7335-058-3.
3. Rosenkrantz, Palle (1934). Den danske regering og rigsdag 1903-1934 (in Danish). Copenhagen: Arthur Jensens Forlag. p. 33.
4. Rosenkrantz, Palle (1934). Den danske regering og rigsdag 1903-1934 (in Danish). Copenhagen: Arthur Jensens Forlag. p. 30.