Danish Landsting election, 1947
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The Danish Landsting
election of 1947 was held on 11 April 1947, with the exceptions that the electors were elected on 1 April 1947, that the candidates elected by the resigning parliament were elected on 7 March, and that the Faroese member was elected on 26 March.
Of the seven constituencies the seats representing constituencies number one (Copenhagen
), four (Odense
and Svendborg County
), six (Hjørring
, Aalborg
, Thisted
, Viborg
and Randers County) and seven (the Faroe Islands
) were up for election.
John Christmas Møller
attributed the decline of his party—the Conservative People's Party
—to his position regarding Southern Schleswig and resigned as parliamentary group leader
as a consequence.
Landsting (Denmark)
The Landsting was a house of the Rigsdag in Denmark from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished. The house had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to distinguish....
election of 1947 was held on 11 April 1947, with the exceptions that the electors were elected on 1 April 1947, that the candidates elected by the resigning parliament were elected on 7 March, and that the Faroese member was elected on 26 March.
Of the seven constituencies the seats representing constituencies number one (Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
), four (Odense
Odense County
Odense County is a former province in Denmark, located on the northern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Odense County was established in 1806 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Svendborg County forming the new Funen County....
and Svendborg County
Svendborg County
Svendborg County is a former province in Denmark, located on the southern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Svendborg County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Odense County forming the new Funen County....
), six (Hjørring
Hjørring County
Hjørring County is a former province in Denmark, located on the northern tip of Jutland and encompassing most of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy and the island of Læsø. Hjørring County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Aalborg County forming the new North Jutland...
, Aalborg
Aalborg County
Aalborg County is a former province in Denmark, located in north-eastern Jutland around the eastern approach to the Limfjord. Aalborg County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Hjørring County forming the new North Jutland County.The region belonged to Himmersyssel...
, Thisted
Thisted County
Thisted County is a former province in Denmark, located on the north-westernmost part of the country It encompassed the westernmost part of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy...
, Viborg
Viborg County
Viborg Amt is a former county in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county was abolished on 1 January 2007, when most of it merged into Region Midtjylland...
and Randers County) and seven (the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
) were up for election.
John Christmas Møller
John Christmas Møller
Guido Leo John Christmas Møller, usually known as Christmas Møller was a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party.-Life:...
attributed the decline of his party—the Conservative People's Party
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...
—to his position regarding Southern Schleswig and resigned as parliamentary group leader
Parliamentary group leader
The leader or chairman of a parliamentary group holds an influential political post in a parliamentary system with strong party discipline...
as a consequence.
Results
| Party | Leader | Seats elected by the resigning parliament | Total number of votes cast | Seats elected by electors | Seats not up for electionThe candidates, who were elected in the 1943 election Danish Landsting election, 1943 The Danish Landsting election of 1943 was held on 6 April 1943, with the exception that the electors were elected on 23 March. Along with the corresponding Folketing election, it was the first election during the German occupation, and although many people feared how the Germans might react to the... for a term of eight years. |
Total number of seats | Gain/loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party Social Democrats (Denmark) The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark... |
9 | 303,220 | 12 | 12 | 33 | –1 | |
| Venstre Venstre (Denmark) VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark... |
5 | 165,088 | 9 | 7 | 21 | +2 | |
| Conservative People's Party Conservative People's Party (Denmark) The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition... |
3 | 103,019 | 4 | 6 | 13 | –1 | |
| Det Radikale Venstre Det Radikale Venstre The Danish Social Liberal Party is a social liberal political party in Denmark. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.-Origin:... |
2 | 43,307 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of Denmark Communist Party of Denmark Communist Party of Denmark is a communist political party in Denmark which was founded as Venstresocialistiske Parti in 1919. VSP was a split from the Danish Social Democratic Party. The party assumed its present name in 1920... |
0 | 71,911 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
| Justice Party of Denmark Justice Party of Denmark Danmarks Retsforbund was founded in 1919. The party's platform is based upon the principles of U.S. economist Henry George who advocated a single tax on all land... |
0 | 18,352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dansk Samling | 0 | 8,554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Outside the partiesThe Faroese member elected by the Løgting Løgting Løgting is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, a self-ruling dependency of Denmark.The name literally means "Law Thing" - that is, a law assembly - and derives from Old Norse lǫgþing, which was a name given to ancient assemblies. A ting or Þing has existed on the Faroe Islands for over... . |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 713,451 | 29 | 28 | 76 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,567 | ||||||
| Votes cast | 715,018 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 903,422 | ||||||
| Voter turnout | 79.1% | ||||||
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