Danish Landsting election, 1947
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Landsting elections were held in Denmark on 11 April 1947, with the exceptions that the electors were elected on 1 April 1947, that the candidates elected by the resigning parliament were elected on 7 March,Stavnstrup, P. (1951). "Rigsdagen 1940–49", 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, p. 696. and that the Faroese member was elected by the
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on 26 March.Thorborg, Johs. (ed.) (1948). ''Rigsdagsaarbog 1946–47'' . Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag, pp. 41–51 Of the seven constituencies the seats representing constituencies number one ( Copenhagen), four ( Odense and Svendborg County), six ( Hjørring,
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, Thisted, Viborg and Randers County) and seven (the Faroe Islands) were up for election. John Christmas Møller attributed the decline of his party—the Conservative People's Party—to his position regarding Southern Schleswig and resigned as parliamentary group leader as a consequence.


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