Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Previous Election: | 1924 |
Next Election: | 1929 |
Seats For Election: | All 149 seats in the Folketing |
Majority Seats: | 75 |
Election Date: | 2 December 1926 |
Heading1: | Elected in Denmark |
Leader1: | Thorvald Stauning |
Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election1: | 55 |
Seats1: | 53 |
Percentage1: | 37.16 |
Leader2: | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
Party2: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election2: | 44 |
Seats2: | 46 |
Percentage2: | 28.27 |
Leader3: | Emil Piper |
Party3: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election3: | 28 |
Seats3: | 30 |
Percentage3: | 20.62 |
Leader4: | Carl Theodor Zahle |
Party4: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Last Election4: | 20 |
Seats4: | 16 |
Percentage4: | 11.28 |
Leader5: | Collective leadership |
Party5: | Justice Party of Denmark |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 2 |
Percentage5: | 1.31 |
Party6: | Schleswig Party |
Last Election6: | 1 |
Seats6: | 1 |
Percentage6: | 0.78 |
Heading7: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
Leader7: | Andrass Samuelsen |
Party7: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election7: | 1 |
Seats7: | 1 |
Percentage7: | 63.05 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Thorvald Stauning |
Before Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
After Election: | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
After Party: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Map: | Folketing1926.svg |
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 2 December 1926,[1] except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 20 December. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 53 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 77.0% in Denmark proper and 40.2% in the Faroes.[2]