1945 Danish Folketing election

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1945 Danish Folketing election
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  1943 30 October 1945 1947  

All 149 seats in the Folketing
75 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Social Democrats Hans Hedtoft 32.7848−18
Venstre Knud Kristensen 23.3838+10
Conservatives Christmas Møller 18.2426−5
Communists Aksel Larsen 12.4618New
Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 8.1511−2
Danish Unity Arne Sørensen 3.114+1
Justice Oluf Pedersen 1.883+1
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Independent (F) Jóannes Patursson 46.1910
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister beforePrime Minister-elect
Vilhelm Buhl
Social Democrats
Knud Kristensen
Venstre
Ballot paper of election Ballot paper of 1945 Danish parliament election.jpg
Ballot paper of election

Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 30 October 1945, [1] 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. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper and 57% in the Faroes. [2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats 671,75532.7848–18
Venstre 479,15823.3838+10
Conservative People's Party 373,68818.2426–5
Communist Party of Denmark 255,23612.4618New
Danish Social Liberal Party 167,0738.1511–2
Danish Unity 63,7603.114+1
Justice Party of Denmark 38,4591.883+1
Independents550.0000
Total2,049,184100.001480
Valid votes2,049,18499.70
Invalid/blank votes6,1310.30
Total votes2,055,315100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,381,98386.29
Faroe Islands
Independent (People's Party)3,99046.1910
Social DemocraticSelf-Government 2,52129.1800
Independent (Union Party)2,12724.6200
Total8,638100.0010
Valid votes8,63899.86
Invalid/blank votes120.14
Total votes8,650100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,08457.35
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p540