Landsting elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1936,[1] with the exceptions that the electors were elected on 15 September[2] and that the candidates elected by the resigning parliament were elected on 14 August.[1]

The election was a victory for the government parties, the Social Democratic Party and Det Radikale Venstre, and for the first time since 1870 did a Danish government have a majority of the seats in both chambers of parliament.[1]

Of the seven constituencies the seats elected by the resigning parliament and the seats representing constituencies number two (Copenhagen County, Frederiksborg County, Holbæk County, Sorø County, Præstø County and Maribo County), number three (Bornholm County), number five (Vejle County, Aarhus County, Skanderborg County, Ringkøbing County, Ribe County, Aabenraa County, Haderslev County, Sønderborg County and Tønder County) and number seven (the Faroe Islands, which was elected by the Løgting).[2]

Results

PartyVotes%ElectorsSeats
People'sParliamentNot upTotal+/–
Social Democratic Party228,68539.707671271231+4
Venstre132,26422.9645977822–6
Conservative People's Party118,09420.5037863615+2
Danish Social Liberal Party57,1099.9117732270
Free People's Party19,6243.414800000
Justice Party of Denmark9,4271.641100000
Schleswig Party8,8681.543000000
National Socialist Workers' Party2,0120.35300000
Faroese representative–00010
Total576,083100.001,873281928760
Source: Wendt,[1] Nordengaard[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wendt, Frantz W. (1951). "Rigsdagen 1915–40", in Bomholt, J., Fabricius, K., Hjelholt, H., Mackeprang, M. & Møller, A. (eds.): Den Danske Rigsdag 1849–1949 bind II – Rigsdagens histore 1866–1949 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag, pp. 544–546.
  2. 1 2 3 Nordengaard, J. P. (1949). Valgene til Rigsdagen gennem 100 Aar (in Danish). Roskilde Dagbladstrykkeri, chapter III, pp. 9–10.


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