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 SeptemberNordengaard, 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

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and

Det Radikale Venstre The Danish Social Liberal Party ( da, Radikale Venstre, , Radical Left) is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre Reform Party in 1905. Historically, the centrist party has played a cent ...

, 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 (

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Frederiksborg County Frederiksborg Amt ( en, Frederiksborg County) is a former county ( Danish: ''amt'') in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden The Capital R ...

, Holbæk County, Sorø County, Præstø County and Maribo County), number three (

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), number five (

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, Ringkøbing County,

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Aabenraa County Aabenraa County ( da, Åbenrå Amt, former spelling: Aabenraa Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the east-central region of Southern Jutland. Aabenraa County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South ...

, Haderslev County,

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and Tønder County) and number seven (the

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, which was elected by the Løgting).

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