1947 Danish General Election

28 October 1947 · The four old parties · 150 seats, 76 for a majority

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 28 October 1947, 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.

Prime Minister before

Knud Kristensen

Venstre Hans Hedtoft

Prime Minister after

Hans Hedtoft

Social Democrats

Largest force

Social Democrats

57 of 150 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Social Democrats

40.0% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Venstre

25.4% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Conservative People's Party

12.4% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Danish Social Liberal Party

6.9% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Communist Party of Denmark

6.8% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Justice Party of Denmark

4.5% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Capital Venstre

2.2% of votes

seats


Social Democrats	—	57	+9	834,089	40.0%	—
Venstre	—	46	+8	529,066	25.4%	—
Conservative People's Party	—	17	+9	259,324	12.4%	—
Danish Social Liberal Party	—	10	+1	144,206	6.9%	—
Communist Party of Denmark	—	9	+9	141,094	6.8%	—
Justice Party of Denmark	—	6	+3	94,570	4.5%	—
Capital Venstre	—	3	—	45,829	2.2%	—

2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.