Landsting elections were held in Denmark on 6 April 1943, with the exception that the electors were elected on 23 March.Thorborg, Johs. (ed.) (1943). ''Rigsdagsaarbog 1942-43'' . Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag, pp. 47-51 Along with the corresponding Folketing election, it was the first election during the
German occupation
German-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly occupied and civil-occupied (including puppet governments) by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 an ...
, and although many people feared how the Germans might react to the election, the event took place peacefully.Nordengaard, J. P. (1949). ''Valgene til Rigsdagen gennem 100 Aar'' . Roskilde Dagbladstrykkeri, chapter III, pp. 7-8.
The voter turnout was an unusually high 88.8%, and along with the Folketing election of the same year the election became a demonstration against the occupation.Wendt, Frantz W. (1951). "Rigsdagen 1915–40", in Bomholt, J., Fabricius, K., Hjelholt, H., Mackeprang, M. & Møller, A. (eds.): ''Den Danske Rigsdag 1849–1949 bind II — Rigsdagens histore 1866–1949'' . Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag, pp. 642-43. After the elections, leading German newspapers expressed disappointment and indignation with the lack of political evolution among the Danish voters.
Of the seven constituencies the seats elected by the resigning parliament and the seats representing constituencies number two ( Copenhagen County, Frederiksborg County,
Holbæk County
Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 29,608 (1 January 2022).Sorø County
Sorø () is a town in Sorø municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The population is 7,999 (2022).
,
Præstø County
Præstø County ( da, Præstø Amt) is a former counties of Denmark, province in Denmark, located on the southern part of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand.
It was established in 1750 as a merger between Tryggevælde County and Vordingborg County. Mø ...
and
Maribo County
Maribo is a town in Lolland Municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Maribo Municipality, until 1 January 2007, and then it became the seat of the current Lolland Muni ...
Skanderborg County
Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of #The lake, Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesà ...
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Ringkøbing County
Ringkøbing (older spelling ''Ringkjøbing'') is a town in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. It has a population of 9,894 (1 January 2022).Ribe County,
Aabenraa County
Aabenraa County ( da, Åbenrå Amt, former spelling: Aabenraa Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the east-central region of Southern Jutland. Aabenraa County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South ...
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Haderslev County
Haderslev County ( da, Haderslev Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the northernmost part of Southern Jutland. Haderslev County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig ...
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Sønderborg County
Sønderborg County ( da, Sønderborg Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the island of Als and the easternmost part of Southern Jutland. Sønderborg County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutl ...
and
Tønder County
Tønder County ( da, Tønder Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located the south-western part of Southern Jutland. Tønder County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark with South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebisci ...
). Constituency number seven, which represented the Faroe Islands, had previously held elections simultaneously with these three constituencies but the election on the Faroe Islands was postponed for four years until the 1947 election.
Results
Elections were not held in the Faroe Islands as the sole Faroese member was elected by the
Løgting
The Løgting (pronounced ; da, Lagtinget) is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm.
The name literally means "''Law Thing''"—that is, a law assembly—and derives from Old Norse ''l ...
in the
1939 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1939.
* 1939 Belgian general election
* 1939 Danish Folketing election
* 1939 Danish Landsting election
* 1939 Finnish parliamentary election
* 1939 Honduran presidential election
* 1939 Liberian genera ...