1950 Danish Folketing election

Danish Folketing election, 1950

5 September 1950
All 151 seats to the Folketing 76 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	81.9%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hans Hedtoft Erik Eriksen Ole Bjørn Kraft Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Last election 57 seats, 40.0% 49 seats, 27.6% 17 seats, 12.4% Seats won 59 32 27 Seat change 2 17 10 Popular vote 813,224 438,188 365,236 Percentage 39.6% 21.3% 17.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Oluf Pedersen Jørgen Jørgensen Aksel Larsen Party Justice Social Liberals Communists Last election 6 seats, 4.5% 10 seats, 6.9% 9 seats, 6.8% Seats won 12 12 7 Seat change 6 2 2 Popular vote 168,784 167,969 94,523 Percentage 8.2% 8.2% 4.6%
Prime Minister before election Hans Hedtoft Social Democrats Prime Minister-elect Erik Eriksen Venstre

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 5 September 1950, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 14 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 59 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 81.9% in Denmark proper but just 22% in the Faroes.

Results

Denmark

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	813,224	39.6	59	+2
Venstre	438,188	21.3	32	–14
Conservative People's Party	365,236	17.8	27	+10
Justice Party of Denmark	168,784	8.2	12	+6
Danish Social Liberal Party	167,969	8.2	12	+2
Communist Party of Denmark	94,523	4.6	7	–2
Schleswig Party	6,406	0.3	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	5,614	–	–	–
Total	2,059,944	100	149	+1
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular vote A   39.59% D   21.33% C   17.78% E   8.22% B   8.18% K   4.60% Others   0.31%

Faroe Islands

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Union Party	1,686	46.6	1	0
Social Democratic Party	1,394	38.6	1	+1
Self-Government Party	535	14.8	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	30	–	–	–
Total	3,645	100	2	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver