A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 6 September 1920. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 It was held in order to make changes to the

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from 1915 that had been made necessary to facilitate the reunification of

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into the kingdom of Denmark.Nohlen & Stöver, p532 The changes were approved by 96.9% of voters, with a 49.6% turnout. A total of 614,227 of the 1,291,745 registered voters voted in favour, meaning that 47.6% of eligible voters had voted for the proposals, above the 45% required by the constitution.

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Referendums in Denmark 1920 referendums

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20th century in Danish law

Constitutional referendums September 1920 events {{Denmark-election-stub