Danish Landsting election, 1906
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The Danish Landsting
election of 1906 was held on 21 September 1906.
Of the twelve constituencies the seats representing constituencies number 1 (the city of Copenhagen
), number 2 (Copenhagen County
, Frederiksborg County
and Holbæk County), number 4 (Bornholm County
), number 7 (Hjørring County
and Aalborg County
) and number 9 (Aarhus County
, Randers County and parts of Viborg County
) were up for election.
Landsting (Denmark)
The Landsting was a house of the Rigsdag in Denmark from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished. The house had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to distinguish....
election of 1906 was held on 21 September 1906.
Of the twelve constituencies the seats representing constituencies number 1 (the city of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
), number 2 (Copenhagen County
Copenhagen County
Københavns Amt is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden Københavns...
, Frederiksborg County
Frederiksborg County
Frederiksborg Amt is a former county in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden ....
and Holbæk County), number 4 (Bornholm County
Bornholm County
Bornholms Amt is a former county on the island of Bornholm in easternmost Denmark.-Short history:The county was established in 1662, replacing the former Hammershus Len. It was the only county unchanged by the administrative reforms of 1793 and 1970 consequently occupying the same territory from...
), number 7 (Hjørring County
Hjørring County
Hjørring County is a former province in Denmark, located on the northern tip of Jutland and encompassing most of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy and the island of Læsø. Hjørring County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Aalborg County forming the new North Jutland...
and Aalborg County
Aalborg County
Aalborg County is a former province in Denmark, located in north-eastern Jutland around the eastern approach to the Limfjord. Aalborg County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Hjørring County forming the new North Jutland County.The region belonged to Himmersyssel...
) and number 9 (Aarhus County
Aarhus County
Aarhus County or Århus County is a former county in central Denmark on the Jutland peninsula. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when almost all of it merged into Region Midtjylland . A very small portion was merged into Region Nordjylland...
, Randers County and parts of Viborg County
Viborg County
Viborg Amt is a former county in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county was abolished on 1 January 2007, when most of it merged into Region Midtjylland...
) were up for election.
Results
| Party | Leader | Total number of votes cast | Seats elected | Seats not up for election | Total number of seats | Gain/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Højre Højre Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866.... |
13 | 14 | 27 | |||
| Venstre Reform Party | 7 | 13 | 20 | |||
| Frikonservative | 1 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Moderate Venstre Moderate Venstre Moderate Venstre may refer to the following political parties:*Moderate Venstre , since 1910 a part of Venstre *Moderate Liberal Party in Norway, since 1906 a part of the Conservative Party... |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 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... |
4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Det Radikale Venstre Det Radikale Venstre The Danish Social Liberal Party is a social liberal political party in Denmark. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.-Origin:... |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 39 | 66 | |||
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