Danish legislative election, 1925

The 1925 Danish legislative election was held on 5 November 1925. It was the first election held in Denmark since the political crisis in 1920 that had led to a Danish intervention in the German Civil War. It was also the first held since the implementation of a new constitution that strengthened the powers of the monarch and increased the period between elections from three to four years.
The elections were initially slated to be held in 1924, however the incumbent Prime Minister Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu enjoyed significant support both in the government and in the popular sphere. He instead announced his intention to resign in 1925, and the elections were delayed until then.
While Richelieu left office with great popularity, his resignation marked the beginning of a new period of political uncertainty and division. The Social Democrats under Thorvald Stauning had taken a pacifist stance during the 1919 crisis. This, along with their rejection of the new constitution, prompted the small nationalistic moderate wing to split away and merge with the Free Social Democrats to form the National Social Democrats, led by Emil Marott.
The election served as a test for the popularity of the Social Democrats in the wake of their split, as well as for all parties who had opposed the armed intervention in Schleswig. Ultimately, despite the split, Stauning would manage to lead his party to a slight increase in votes, while the National Social Democrats would barely make their way into parliament. Nonetheless, Marott had entered a trusted circle around King Christian X, and managed to form a coalition government with the Conservatives and Venstre, with himself as Prime Minister. Together they had achieved a majority of seats.
Meanwhile the Social Liberals under former Prime Minister Carl Theodor Zahle would see a collapse in popularity. He had led the government during the 1920 crisis, resulting in his controversial ouster due to his refusal to support a military intervention in Schleswig. Zahle was accused of being a pacifist and a traitor by the conservative opposition, which diminished his personal popularity. The Communists made a surprisingly strong first showing, receiving support from disgruntled workers upset by the brutal suppression of striking demonstrators in Copenhagen in 1920, as well as from the urban German minority in Flensburg and Schleswig. Venstre saw a minor decline in votes, while the Conservatives gained strength. Additionally, the Schleswig Party, a German regional minority party, made its first showing and won significant representation, while the bourgeois-oriented Industry Party fell out of parliament, having suffered a split in 1922.
Party	Party 	
Ideology 	
Leader
 	Social Democrats (SD) 	Democratic socialism, social democracy, progressivism	Thorvald Stauning
 	Venstre (V) 	Liberal conservatism, agrarianism 	Niels Neergaard
 	Conservative People's Party (DKF)	Social conservatism, conservative liberalism 	Emil Piper
 	Danish Social Liberal Party (B) 	Social liberalism, centrism 	Carl Theodor Zahle
 	Schleswig Party (S) 	Regionalism, minority politics 	Johannes-Schmidt Vodder
 	Communist Party of Denmark (DKP) 	Communism, Marxism, revolutionary socialism 	Ernst Christiansen
 	National Social Democrats (NSD) 	Social democracy, Danish nationalism, monarchism 	Emil Marott
 	Justice Party of Denmark (R) 	Georgism, single tax 	Axel Dam
 	Farmer Party (L) 	Agrarianism 	P.C. Poulsen
 	Industry Party (E) 	Business interests 	Peter Elfelt
=== Denmark ===
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Swing	Seats	Change
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Social Democrats 	419,838 	29.18	0.52 	48 	9
 	Venstre 	407,321 	28.31	 1.10	46 	 1
 	Conservative People's Party	282,289 	19.62	1.33 	32 	10
 	Danish Social Liberal Party	160,713 	11.17	9.50 	18 	14
 	Schleswig Party 	60,717 	4.22 	New 	7 	New
 	Communist Party of Denmark 	51,365 	3.57 	New 	5 	New
 	National Social Democrats 	29,063 	2.02 	New 	3 	New
 	Justice Party of Denmark 	13,237 	0.92 	New 	0 	New
 	Farmer Party 	11,654 	0.81 	New 	0 	New
 	Industry Party 	2,590 	0.18 	1.12 	0 	1
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	4,531 	– 	– 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	1,443,318	100 	– 	159 	
Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	1,854,211	77.84	– 	– 	–
=== Faroe Islands ===
 	Party 	Votes	% 	Swing	Seats	Change
 	Venstre-Union Party 	2,600	63.04	New 	1 	New
 	Social Democratic Party	1,019	24.71	New 	0 	New
 	Independent 	505 	12.25	New 	0 	New
Invalid/blank votes	Invalid/blank votes 	31 	– 	– 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	4,155	100 	– 	1 	–
Category:General elections in Denmark