Danish Folketing election, 1915
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The Danish Folketing
election of 1915 was held on 7 May 1915. As required to change the Constitution
, the government called for the dissolution of both the Folketing and the Landsting
in order for the new Rigsdag
to be able to introduce the new constitution. However as this was during World War I
, no campaigning took place, and the election was settled without voting in 104 of 114 constituencies. Therefore it is impossible to give numbers for the actual support the respective parties received from the voters.
The corresponding Landsting election was held on 21 May.
Folketing
The Folketing , is the national parliament of Denmark. The name literally means "People's thing"—that is, the people's governing assembly. It is located in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen....
election of 1915 was held on 7 May 1915. As required to change the Constitution
Constitution of Denmark
The Constitutional Act of Denmark is the Kingdom of Denmark's constitution, or fundamental law. Originally verified in 1849, the last revision was signed on 5 June 1953 as "the existing law, for all to unswerving comply with, the Constitutional Act of Denmark".-Idea and structure:The main...
, the government called for the dissolution of both the Folketing and the Landsting
Landsting (Denmark)
The Landsting was a house of the Rigsdag in Denmark from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished. The house had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to distinguish....
in order for the new Rigsdag
Rigsdag
Rigsdagen was the name of the Parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953.Rigsdagen was Denmark's first parliament, and it was incorporated in the Constitution of 1849. It was a bicameral legislature, consisting of two houses, the Folketing and the Landsting. The distinction between the two houses was...
to be able to introduce the new constitution. However as this was during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, no campaigning took place, and the election was settled without voting in 104 of 114 constituencies. Therefore it is impossible to give numbers for the actual support the respective parties received from the voters.
The corresponding Landsting election was held on 21 May.
Results
| Party | Leader | Seats won | Gain/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venstre Venstre (Denmark) VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark... |
43 | -1 | |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democrats (Denmark) The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark... |
32 | +0 | |
| Det Radikale Venstre Det Radikale Venstre The Danish Social Liberal Party is a social liberal political party in Denmark. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.-Origin:... |
31 | +0 | |
| Højre Højre Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866.... |
8 | +1 | |
| Total | 114 | ||
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