All 151 seats in the Folketing 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
81.87%
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
Social Democrats
Hans Hedtoft
39.59
59
+2
Venstre
Erik Eriksen
21.33
32
−17
Conservatives
Ole Bjørn Kraft
17.78
27
+10
Justice
Oluf Pedersen
8.22
12
+6
Social Liberals
Jørgen Jørgensen
8.18
12
+2
Communists
Aksel Larsen
4.60
7
−2
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union
Johan Poulsen
46.64
1
0
Social Democratic
Peter Mohr Dam
38.56
1
+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before
Prime Minister-elect
Hans Hedtoft Social Democrats
Erik Eriksen Venstre
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 5 September 1950,[1] 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 82% in Denmark proper but just 22% in the Faroes.[2]
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^Nohlen & Stöver, pp540-541
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