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Denmark 1943 general election

What was the result of the 1943 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 66 of 148 seats with 44.5% of the vote. 89.5% 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 66 of 148 seats with 44.5% of the vote; 89.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democrats 66 44.5%
  • Conservative People's Party 31 21.0%
  • Venstre 28 18.7%
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 13 8.7%
  • Danish Unity 3 2.2%
  • National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark 3 2.1%
  • Justice Party of Denmark 2 1.6%
  • Farmers' Party 2 1.2%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
75 of 148 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 44.5%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 66 of 148 seats. A majority needs 75.

  2. 89.5%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democrats6644.5894,632
Conservative People's Party3121.0421,523
Venstre2818.7376,850
Danish Social Liberal Party138.7175,179
Danish Unity32.243,367
National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark32.143,309
Justice Party of Denmark21.631,323
Farmers' Party21.224,572
Independents00.028
Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 894,632
  • Conservative People's Party 421,523
  • Venstre 376,850
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 175,179
  • Danish Unity 43,367
  • National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark 43,309
  • Justice Party of Denmark 31,323
  • Farmers' Party 24,572
  • Independents 28

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?

89.5% of the 2,280,716 registered voters cast a ballot (2,040,583 ballots). 2,010,783 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats44.5% of votes44.6% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party21.0% of votes20.9% of seats
  • Venstre18.7% of votes18.9% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party8.7% of votes8.8% of seats
  • Danish Unity2.2% of votes2.0% of seats
  • National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark2.1% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark1.6% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Farmers' Party1.2% of votes1.4% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.5 by votes and 3.5 by seats; Social Democrats led Conservative People's Party by 23.5 points of the vote.

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