1939 Danish Folketing election

1939 Danish Folketing election
3 April 1939
All 149 seats in the Folketing
75 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Elected in Denmark
Social Democrats Thorvald Stauning 42.92 64 −4
Venstre Thomas Madsen-Mygdal 18.20 30 +2
Conservatives Christmas Møller 17.74 26 0
Social Liberals Peter Rochegune Munch 9.52 14 0
Farmers' Valdemar Thomsen 2.99 4 −1
Communists Aksel Larsen 2.41 3 +1
Justice Collective leadership 1.99 3 −1
National Socialists Frits Clausen 1.83 3 +3
Schleswig Party Jens Møller 0.88 1 0
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union Andrass Samuelsen 34.69 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Thorvald Stauning
Social Democrats		 Thorvald Stauning
Social Democrats

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 3 April 1939, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 19 April. They followed a dissolution of both chambers in order to call a referendum on changing the constitution. The referendum was held on 23 May but failed due to a low voter turnout. The result of the elections was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 64 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 79.2% in Denmark proper and 47.8% in the Faroes.

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