Landsting elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1936,
[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'' . Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag, pp. 544–546.] with the exceptions that the electors were elected on 15 September
[Nordengaard, J. P. (1949). ''Valgene til Rigsdagen gennem 100 Aar'' . Roskilde Dagbladstrykkeri, chapter III, pp. 9–10.] and that the candidates elected by the resigning parliament were elected on 14 August.
The election was a victory for the government parties, the
Social Democratic Party
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and
Det Radikale Venstre
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, and for the first time since 1870 did a Danish government have a majority of the seats in both chambers of parliament.
Of the seven constituencies the seats elected by the resigning parliament and the seats representing constituencies number two (
Copenhagen County
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,
Frederiksborg County
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,
Holbæk County,
Sorø County,
Præstø County
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It was established in 1750 as a merger between Tryggevælde County and Vordingborg County. Mø ...
and
Maribo County
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), number three (
Bornholm County
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), number five (
Vejle County
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,
Aarhus County
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,
Skanderborg County
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,
Ringkøbing County,
Ribe County
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,
Aabenraa County
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,
Haderslev County,
Sønderborg County
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and
Tønder County
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) and number seven (the
Faroe Islands
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, which was elected by the
Løgting
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).
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