Moderate Venstre (Denmark) Explained

Country:Denmark
Abbreviation:F
Moderate Left
Split:Venstre

Moderate Venstre, also known as the Moderate Liberals or Moderate Left, was a political party in Denmark.

History

The party emerged as the largest faction in the 1892 Folketing elections, winning 39 of the 102 seats.[1] The 1895 elections saw it defeated by the Venstre Reform Party, finishing in second place with 27 seats. In 1898 the party was reduced to 23 seats, before falling to 16 seats in 1901, twelve seats in 1903 and nine seats in 1906.

After the party recovered to win eleven seats in 1909, it merged into Venstre before the 1910 elections.[2]

Election results

Folketing

ElectionVotes%+/–Seats+/–SizeStatus
189228.1NewNew1st
189542,635 12 2nd
189836,395 4 2nd
190126,99311.99 7 2nd
190319,1498.12 3.87 4 3rd
190620,4876.78 1.34 3 4th
190919,2415.93 0.85 2 5th

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Party Transformations in European Democracies, p297