Communist Party of Denmark
Folketing (parliament)
Notes: As the Left-Socialist Party of Denmark.

Communist Party of Denmark

Section Title: Folketing (parliament)
Table Section Text: Notes: As the Left-Socialist Party of Denmark.

Folketing

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	±

1920 (April)	3,859	0.4	0 / 139

1920 (July)	Did not contest

1920 (September)	5,160	0.4	0 / 148	0

1924	6,219	0.5	0 / 148	0

1926	5,678	0.4	0 / 148	0

1929	3,656	0.2	0 / 148	0

1932	17,179	1.1	2 / 148	2

1935	27,135	1.9	2 / 148	0

1939	40,893	2.4	3 / 148	1

1943	Illegal

1945	255,236	12.5	18 / 148	15

1947	141,094	6.8	9 / 148	9

1950	94,523	4.6	7 / 149	2

1953 (April)	98,940	4.8	7 / 149	0

1953 (September)	93,824	4.3	8 / 175	New constitution

1957	72,315	3.1	6 / 175	2

1960	27,298	1.1	0 / 175	6

1964	32,390	1.2	0 / 175	0

1966	21,553	0.8	0 / 175	0

1968	29,706	1.0	0 / 175	0

1971	39,564	1.4	0 / 175	0

1973	110,715	3.6	6 / 175	6

1975	127,837	4.2	7 / 175	1

1977	114,022	3.7	7 / 175	0

1979	58,901	1.9	0 / 175	7

1981	34,625	1.1	0 / 175	0

1984	23,085	0.7	0 / 175	0

1987	28,974	0.9	0 / 175	0

1988	27,439	0.8	0 / 175	0

1990 onwards	Not set up for election (Participated through Unity List)

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In the Folketing election, the Communist Party of Denmark massively increased its votes to obtain 12.5% of the vote i.e., 255,236 votes and 18 seats.

final_sentence: In the Folketing election, the Communist Party of Denmark massively increased its votes to obtain 12.5% of the vote i.e., 255,236 votes and 18 seats.