Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Previous Election: | 1932 |
Next Election: | 1939 |
Seats For Election: | All 149 seats in the Folketing |
Majority Seats: | 75 |
Election Date: | 22 October 1935 |
Heading1: | Elected in Denmark |
Leader1: | Thorvald Stauning |
Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election1: | 62 |
Seats1: | 68 |
Percentage1: | 46.11 |
Leader2: | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
Party2: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election2: | 38 |
Seats2: | 28 |
Percentage2: | 17.82 |
Leader3: | Christmas Møller |
Party3: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election3: | 27 |
Seats3: | 26 |
Percentage3: | 17.75 |
Party4: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Last Election4: | 14 |
Seats4: | 14 |
Percentage4: | 9.20 |
Party5: | Farmers' Party (Denmark) |
Last Election5: | New |
Seats5: | 5 |
Percentage5: | 3.21 |
Leader6: | Collective leadership |
Party6: | Justice Party of Denmark |
Last Election6: | 4 |
Seats6: | 4 |
Percentage6: | 2.50 |
Leader7: | Aksel Larsen |
Party7: | Communist Party of Denmark |
Last Election7: | 2 |
Seats7: | 2 |
Percentage7: | 1.65 |
Party8: | Schleswig Party |
Last Election8: | 1 |
Seats8: | 1 |
Percentage8: | 0.77 |
Heading9: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
Leader9: | Andrass Samuelsen |
Party9: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election9: | 1 |
Seats9: | 1 |
Percentage9: | 41.22 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Thorvald Stauning |
Before Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
After Election: | Thorvald Stauning |
After Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Map: | Folketing1935.svg |
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 22 October 1935,[1] except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 11 November. The Social Democratic Party led by Prime minister Thorvald Stauning remained the largest in the Folketing, winning 68 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 80.7% in Denmark proper and 55.4% in the Faroes.[2] It was in this election that the Social Democrats used the famous slogan "Stauning or Chaos".