1945 Danish General Election
Liberation30 October 1945 · The four old parties · 149 seats, 75 for a majority
Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 30 October 1945, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 20 November. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 48 of the 149 seats.
Prime Minister before
Vilhelm Buhl
Social Democrats Knud Kristensen
Prime Minister after
Knud Kristensen
Venstre
Largest force
Social Democrats
48 of 149 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 48 | +18 | 671,755 | 32.8% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 38 | +10 | 479,158 | 23.4% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 26 | +5 | 373,688 | 18.2% | — | |
| Communist Party of Denmark | — | 18 | — | 255,236 | 12.5% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 11 | +2 | 167,073 | 8.2% | — | |
| Danish Unity | — | 4 | +1 | 63,760 | 3.1% | — | |
| Justice Party of Denmark | — | 3 | +1 | 38,459 | 1.9% | — |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.