1945 Danish Folketing election All 149 seats in the Folketing 75 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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
Party Votes % Seats +/– Denmark proper Social Democrats 671,755 32.78 48 –18 Venstre 479,158 23.38 38 +10 Conservative People's Party 373,688 18.24 26 –5 Communist Party of Denmark 255,236 12.46 18 New Danish Social Liberal Party 167,073 8.15 11 –2 Danish Unity 63,760 3.11 4 +1 Justice Party of Denmark 38,459 1.88 3 +1 Independents 55 0.00 0 0 Total 2,049,184 100.00 148 0 Valid votes 2,049,184 99.70 Invalid/blank votes 6,131 0.30 Total votes 2,055,315 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,381,983 86.29 Faroe Islands Independent (People's Party ) 3,990 46.19 1 0 Social Democratic –Self-Government 2,521 29.18 0 0 Independent (Union Party ) 2,127 24.62 0 0 Total 8,638 100.00 1 0 Valid votes 8,638 99.86 Invalid/blank votes 12 0.14 Total votes 8,650 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 15,084 57.35 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
References
^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p540