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Denmark 1947 general election

What was the result of the 1947 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 57 of 150 seats with 40.0% of the vote. 85.8% 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 57 of 150 seats with 40.0% of the vote; 85.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.5 points on 1945.

  • Social Democrats 57 +9 seats 40.0% +7.2 points
  • Venstre 49 +11 seats 27.6% +4.2 points
  • Conservative People's Party 17 −9 seats 12.4% −5.8 points
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 10 −1 seat 6.9% −1.3 points
  • Communist Party of Denmark 9 −9 seats 6.8% −5.7 points
  • Justice Party of Denmark 6 +3 seats 4.5% +2.6 points
  • Danish Unity 0 −4 seats 1.2% −1.9 points
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands 2 +1 seat
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Denmark 1945 general election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 40.0%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 57 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +11 seats

    Seats gained by Venstre

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1945. Communist Party of Denmark lost 9 seats.

  3. 85.8%

    Voter turnout

    Down 0.5 points on 1945.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democrats57+940.0+7.2834,089
Venstre49+1127.6+4.2574,895
Conservative People's Party17−912.4−5.8259,324
Danish Social Liberal Party10−16.9−1.3144,206
Communist Party of Denmark9−96.8−5.7141,094
Justice Party of Denmark6+34.5+2.694,570
Danish Unity0−41.2−1.924,724
Greenland and Faroe Islands2+1

± is the change against the Denmark 1945 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 834,089
  • Venstre 574,895
  • Conservative People's Party 259,324
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 144,206
  • Communist Party of Denmark 141,094
  • Justice Party of Denmark 94,570
  • Danish Unity 24,724
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands

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.

How many people voted?

85.8% of the 2,435,306 registered voters cast a ballot (2,089,015 ballots), down 0.5 points on 1945. 2,084,141 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats40.0% of votes38.0% of seats
  • Venstre27.6% of votes32.7% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party12.4% of votes11.3% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party6.9% of votes6.7% of seats
  • Communist Party of Denmark6.8% of votes6.0% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark4.5% of votes4.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.2 (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 12.4 points of the vote.

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