1947 Danish Folketing election 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 one seat to two. The two seats were elected using proportional representation with the D'Hondt method. The Copenhagen branch of Venstre ran as a separate party in order to exploit
Åland Islands representation in the Parliament of Finland entire country of Finland, including Åland, forms a single electoral district. The Islands first gained their own seat in 1948, since when they have been represented by the Åland Coalition, an alliance formed by all major political parties in Åland to contest national elections. They usually sit with the Swedish People's Party in parliament. Åland Islands representation in the Parliament of Finland The Åland Islands are represented by a single seat in the Parliament of Finland. Whilst the rest of the Parliament is elected by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies, the islands have a single-member constituency. In the event the