Danish Folketing election, 1918
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Folketing elections were held in Denmark
on 22 April 1918, the first in which women could vote. The result was a victory for Venstre
, which won 45 of the 180 seats in the Folketing, which had been expanded from 114 to 140 seats. Voter turnout was 75.5%.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
on 22 April 1918, the first in which women could vote. The result was a victory for Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
, which won 45 of the 180 seats in the Folketing, which had been expanded from 114 to 140 seats. Voter turnout was 75.5%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venstre Venstre (Denmark) VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark... |
269,646 | 29.4 | 45 | |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democrats (Denmark) The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark... |
262,796 | 28.7 | 39 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 189,521 | 20.7 | 32 | |
| Conservative People's Party Conservative People's Party (Denmark) The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition... |
167,743 | 18.3 | 22 | |
| Industry Party | 11,934 | 1.3 | 1 | New |
| New Right | 4,764 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Voters of 1918 | 4,407 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Socialist Workers Party Communist Party of Denmark Communist Party of Denmark is a communist political party in Denmark which was founded as Venstresocialistiske Parti in 1919. VSP was a split from the Danish Social Democratic Party. The party assumed its present name in 1920... |
1,410 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Independent Social Democracy | 1,086 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 3,622 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,468 | – | – | – |
| Total | 920,397 | 100 | 140 | +26 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||