1947 Danish Folketing election

1947 Danish Folketing election

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All 150 seats in the Folketing 76 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democrats Hans Hedtoft 40.02 57 +9 Venstre Knud Kristensen 27.58 49 +11 Conservatives Ole Bjørn Kraft 12.44 17 −9 Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 6.92 10 −1 Communists Aksel Larsen 6.77 9 −9 Justice Oluf Pedersen 4.54 6 +3 Elected in the Faroe Islands People's Thorstein Petersen 42.68 1 0 Union Andrass Samuelsen 28.43 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Knud Kristensen Venstre Hans Hedtoft Social Democrats

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 28 October 1947,^[1] except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 18 February 1948. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 57 of the 150 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper and 60% in the Faroes.^[2]

Electoral system changes

Following legislation in December 1947 the representation of the Faroe Islands constituency was increased from one seat to two.^[3] The two seats were elected using proportional representation with the D'Hondt method.^[3]

Results