Danish Folketing election, 1929

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The Danish Folketing election of 1929 was held on 24 April 1929, except on the Faroe Islands where the election was held on 29 May.

Party	Leader	Total votes	Percentage of ballots cast	Seats won	Gain/Loss
Social Democratic Party		593,191	41.8%	61	+8
Venstre		402,121	28.3%	43	-3
Conservative People's Party		233,935	16.5%	24	-6
Det Radikale Venstre		151,746	10.7%	16	+0
Justice Party of Denmark		25,810	1.8%	3	+1
Schleswig Party		9,787	0.7%	1	+0
Communist Party of Denmark		3,656	0.2%	0	+0
Union Party (Faroe Islands)[1]		3,486		1	+0
Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)[1]		2,780		0	+0
Total				149
Voter turnout		79.7%[2]
Source		[3]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} On the Faroe Islands the election was held on 29 May 1929.
2. ^ On the Faroe Islands the voter turnout was 58.0%.
3. ^ Tågholt, Knud (1984) [1971] (in Danish). Hvem var minister - Dansk politik gennem mere end 100 år (2. edition ed.). Århus: Forlaget Aros. pp. 30–31, 34. ISBN 87-7003-204-1.