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1947 Danish Folketing election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1947 Danish Folketing election |
| country | Kingdom of Denmark |
| previous_election | 1945 |
| next_election | 1950 |
| seats_for_election | All 150 seats in the Folketing |
| majority_seats | 76 |
| election_date | 28 October 1947 |
| leader1 | Hans Hedtoft |
| party1 | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| last_election1 | 48 |
| seats1 | 57 |
| percentage1 | 40.02 |
| leader2 | Knud Kristensen |
| party2 | Venstre (Denmark) |
| last_election2 | 38 |
| seats2 | 49 |
| percentage2 | 27.58 |
| leader3 | Ole Bjørn Kraft |
| party3 | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| last_election3 | 26 |
| seats3 | 17 |
| percentage3 | 12.44 |
| leader4 | Jørgen Jørgensen |
| party4 | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| last_election4 | 11 |
| seats4 | 10 |
| percentage4 | 6.92 |
| leader5 | Aksel Larsen |
| party5 | Communist Party of Denmark |
| last_election5 | 18 |
| seats5 | 9 |
| percentage5 | 6.77 |
| leader6 | Oluf Pedersen |
| party6 | Justice Party of Denmark |
| last_election6 | 3 |
| seats6 | 6 |
| percentage6 | 4.54 |
| heading8 | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
| leader8 | Thorstein Petersen |
| party8 | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
| last_election8 | 1 |
| seats8 | 1 |
| percentage8 | 42.68 |
| leader9 | Andrass Samuelsen |
| party9 | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
| last_election9 | 0 |
| seats9 | 1 |
| percentage9 | 28.43 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister-elect |
| before_election | Knud Kristensen |
| before_party | Venstre (Denmark) |
| after_election | Hans Hedtoft |
| after_party | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| map | Folketing1947.svg |
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. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper and 60% in the Faroes.
Electoral system changes
Following legislation in December 1947 the representation of the Faroe Islands constituency was increased from one seat to two. The two seats were elected using proportional representation with the D'Hondt method.
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p540
- Nohlen & Stöver, p541
- Nohlen & Stöver, p506
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