1939 Danish General Election
3 April 1939 · Stauning's Denmark · 149 seats, 75 for a majority
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 3 April 1939, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 19 April. They followed a dissolution of both chambers in order to call a referendum on changing the constitution.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in World War II (1939–1945). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Thorvald Stauning
Social Democrats Thorvald Stauning
Prime Minister (continued)
Thorvald Stauning
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democratic Party
64 of 149 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | — | 64 | +4 | 729,619 | 42.9% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 30 | +2 | 309,355 | 18.2% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 26 | 0 | 301,625 | 17.7% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 14 | 0 | 161,834 | 9.5% | — | |
| Farmers' Party | — | 4 | +1 | 50,829 | 3.0% | — | |
| Communist Party of Denmark | — | 3 | +1 | 40,893 | 2.4% | — | |
| Justice Party of Denmark | — | 3 | +1 | 33,783 | 2.0% | — | |
| National Socialist Workers' Party | — | 3 | +3 | 31,032 | 1.8% | — |
2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.