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Denmark 1950 general election

What was the result of the 1950 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 59 of 151 seats with 39.6% of the vote. 81.9% 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 59 of 151 seats with 39.6% of the vote; 81.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 3.9 points on 1947.

  • Social Democrats 59 +2 seats 39.6% −0.4 points
  • Venstre 32 −17 seats 21.3% −6.3 points
  • Conservative People's Party 27 +10 seats 17.8% +5.4 points
  • Justice Party of Denmark 12 +6 seats 8.2% +3.7 points
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 12 +2 seats 8.2% +1.3 points
  • Communist Party of Denmark 7 −2 seats 4.6% −2.2 points
  • Schleswig Party 0 0.3%
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands 2 0 seats
  • 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 1947 general election, party by party.

76 of 151 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 39.6%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 59 of 151 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +10 seats

    Seats gained by Conservative People's Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1947. Venstre lost 17 seats.

  3. 81.9%

    Voter turnout

    Down 3.9 points on 1947.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democrats59+239.6−0.4813,224
Venstre32−1721.3−6.3438,188
Conservative People's Party27+1017.8+5.4365,236
Justice Party of Denmark12+68.2+3.7168,784
Danish Social Liberal Party12+28.2+1.3167,969
Communist Party of Denmark7−24.6−2.294,523
Schleswig Party00.36,406
Greenland and Faroe Islands20

± is the change against the Denmark 1947 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 813,224
  • Venstre 438,188
  • Conservative People's Party 365,236
  • Justice Party of Denmark 168,784
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 167,969
  • Communist Party of Denmark 94,523
  • Schleswig Party 6,406
  • 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?

81.9% of the 2,516,118 registered voters cast a ballot (2,059,944 ballots), down 3.9 points on 1947. 2,054,330 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats39.6% of votes39.1% of seats
  • Venstre21.3% of votes21.2% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party17.8% of votes17.9% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party8.2% of votes7.9% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark8.2% of votes7.9% of seats
  • Communist Party of Denmark4.6% of votes4.6% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.0 by votes and 4.1 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 18.3 points of the vote.

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