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.
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.