Danish Folketing election, 1918

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Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 22 April 1918,^[1] 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%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Venstre	269,646	29.4	45	+2
Social Democratic Party	262,796	28.7	39	+7
Danish Social Liberal Party	189,521	20.7	32	+1
Conservative People's Party	167,743	18.3	22	+15
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	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

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 9873832956097
2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p537