Danish Party
Danish Party Dänische Partei | |
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| Founded | 1871 |
| Dissolved | 1919 |
| Ideology | Danish minority interests |
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The Danish Party (German: Dänische Partei) was a political party in the German Empire.
History
The party was established in 1871 to represent the 50,000-strong Danish population of North Schleswig, who remained opposed to their separation from Denmark following the Second Schleswig War in 1864.[1] It won a seat in every Reichstag elected between 1871 and 1912. Its best performance was in the 1881 elections, the only occasion on which it won two seats.[1]
The party disappeared after World War I,[1] following the Schleswig Plebiscites and the return of Northern Schleswig to Denmark.
Election results
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| February 1867 | 27,493 | 0.74 | 2 / 297
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| August 1867 | 25,398 | 1.11 | 1 / 297
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| 1871 | 21,143 | 0.54 | 1 / 382
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| 1874 | 15,439 | 0.20 | 1 / 397
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| 1877 | 14,398 | 0.28 | 2 / 397
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| 1878 | 14,447 | 0.26 | 1 / 397
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| 1881 | 14,843 | 0.16 | 1 / 397
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| 1884 | 14,447 | 0.26 | 1 / 397
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| 1887 | 12,360 | 0.16 | 1 / 397
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| 1890 | 13,672 | 0.19 | 1 / 397
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| 1893 | 14,843 | 0.16 | 1 / 397
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| 1898 | 15,439 | 0.20 | 1 / 397
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| 1903 | 14,843 | 0.16 | 1 / 397
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| 1907 | 14,843 | 0.16 | 1 / 397
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| 1912 | 17,289 | 0.14 | 1 / 397
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