1947 Danish Folketing election the electoral law and was able to win compensatory seats. Following the election the other parties grouped together to push for changes to the system which were passed in 1948. 1947 Danish Folketing election Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 28 October 1947, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 18 February 1948. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 57 of the 150 seats. Voter turnout was 85.8% in Denmark proper and 60.1% in the Faroes. Following legislation in December 1947 the representation of the Faroe Islands constituency was increased from
President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten the President is unable to lead a meeting the meeting is chaired by the First Vice President. The current President of Parliament has been Sarah Wescot-Williams of the Democratic Party (DP) since 24 November 2016. The following table lists the Presidents of the Parliament of Sint Maarten that have been in office since Sint Maarten became a country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010: President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten The President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten () is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Sint Maarten. According to Article 56 of the