Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Previous Election: | 1935 |
Next Election: | 1943 |
Seats For Election: | All 149 seats in the Folketing |
Majority Seats: | 75 |
Election Date: | 3 April 1939 |
Heading1: | Elected in Denmark |
Leader1: | Thorvald Stauning |
Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election1: | 68 |
Seats1: | 64 |
Percentage1: | 42.92 |
Leader2: | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
Party2: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election2: | 28 |
Seats2: | 30 |
Percentage2: | 18.20 |
Leader3: | Christmas Møller |
Party3: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election3: | 26 |
Seats3: | 26 |
Percentage3: | 17.74 |
Leader4: | Peter Rochegune Munch |
Party4: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Last Election4: | 14 |
Seats4: | 14 |
Percentage4: | 9.52 |
Leader5: | Valdemar Thomsen |
Party5: | Farmers' Party (Denmark) |
Last Election5: | 5 |
Seats5: | 4 |
Percentage5: | 2.99 |
Leader6: | Aksel Larsen |
Party6: | Communist Party of Denmark |
Last Election6: | 2 |
Seats6: | 3 |
Percentage6: | 2.41 |
Leader7: | Collective leadership |
Party7: | Justice Party of Denmark |
Last Election7: | 4 |
Seats7: | 3 |
Percentage7: | 1.99 |
Leader8: | Frits Clausen |
Party8: | National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark |
Last Election8: | 0 |
Seats8: | 3 |
Percentage8: | 1.83 |
Leader9: | Jens Møller |
Party9: | Schleswig Party |
Last Election9: | 1 |
Seats9: | 1 |
Percentage9: | 0.88 |
Heading10: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
Leader10: | Andrass Samuelsen |
Party10: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election10: | 1 |
Seats10: | 1 |
Percentage10: | 34.69 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Thorvald Stauning |
Before Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
After Election: | Thorvald Stauning |
After Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Map: | Folketing1939.svg |
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 3 April 1939,[1] 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.[2] [3]