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September 1920 Danish Folketing election
	All 149 seats in the Folketing; 75 seats needed for a majority
Elected in Denmark
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Niels Neergaard; Venstre	Niels Neergaard; Venstre

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1920,^[1] except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 30 October. They were the first in which South Jutland County participated since the Schleswig Plebiscites and the return to Danish rule, and the total number of seats in the Folketing was increased from 140 to 149. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 51 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 77.0% in Denmark proper and 56.2% in the Faroe Islands.^[2]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Denmark
	Venstre	411,661	33.97	51	0
	Social Democratic Party	389,653	32.16	48	+6
	Conservative People's Party	216,733	17.89	27	+1
	Danish Social Liberal Party	147,120	12.14	18	+2
	Industry Party	27,403	2.26	3	–1
	Schleswig Party	7,505	0.62	1	New
	Free Social Democrats	6,460	0.53	0	New
	Danish Left Socialist Party	5,160	0.43	0	New
Total		1,211,695	100.00	148	+9

Valid votes		1,211,695	99.78
Invalid/blank votes		2,673	0.22
Total votes		1,214,368	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,576,716	77.02
Faroe Islands
	Union Party–Venstre	3,243	60.22	1	0
	Independents	2,142	39.78	0	0
Total		5,385	100.00	1	0

Valid votes		5,385	99.80
Invalid/blank votes		11	0.20
Total votes		5,396	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,593	56.25
Source: Nohlen & Stöver