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Denmark 1939 general election

What was the result of the 1939 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 64 of 148 seats with 42.9% of the vote. 79.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Denmark
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democrats won 64 of 148 seats with 42.9% of the vote; 79.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democrats 64 42.9%
  • Venstre 30 18.2%
  • Conservative People's Party 26 17.8%
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 14 9.5%
  • Farmers' Party 4 3.0%
  • Communist Party of Denmark 3 2.4%
  • Justice Party of Denmark 3 2.0%
  • National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark 3 1.8%
  • Danish Unity 1 0.5%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
75 of 148 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 42.9%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 64 of 148 seats. A majority needs 75.

  2. 79.2%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democrats6442.9729,619
Venstre3018.2309,355
Conservative People's Party2617.8301,625
Danish Social Liberal Party149.5161,834
Farmers' Party43.050,829
Communist Party of Denmark32.440,893
Justice Party of Denmark32.033,783
National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark31.831,032
National Cooperation01.017,350
Danish Unity10.58,553
Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 729,619
  • Venstre 309,355
  • Conservative People's Party 301,625
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 161,834
  • Farmers' Party 50,829
  • Communist Party of Denmark 40,893
  • Justice Party of Denmark 33,783
  • National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark 31,032
  • National Cooperation 17,350
  • Danish Unity 8,553

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

79.2% of the 2,159,356 registered voters cast a ballot (1,709,556 ballots). 1,699,889 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats42.9% of votes43.2% of seats
  • Venstre18.2% of votes20.3% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party17.8% of votes17.6% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party9.5% of votes9.5% of seats
  • Farmers' Party3.0% of votes2.7% of seats
  • Communist Party of Denmark2.4% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark2.0% of votes2.0% of seats
  • National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark1.8% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Danish Unity0.5% of votes0.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.8 by votes and 3.7 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 24.7 points of the vote.

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