Danish Folketing election, 1945
Danish Folketing election, 1945
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All 149 seats to the Folketing
75 seats were needed for a majority
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Hans Hedtoft |
Knud Kristensen |
Christmas Møller |
| Party |
Social Democrats |
Venstre |
Conservative People's |
| Last election |
66 seats, 44.5% |
28 seats, 18.7% |
31 seats, 12.0% |
| Seats won |
48 |
38 |
26 |
| Seat change |
 18 |
 10 |
5 |
| Popular vote |
671,755 |
479,158 |
373,688 |
| Percentage |
32.8% |
23.4% |
18.2% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Aksel Larsen |
Jørgen Jørgensen |
Arne Sørensen |
| Party |
Communists |
Social Liberals |
Danish Unity |
| Last election |
banned |
13 seats, 8.7% |
3 seats, 2.2% |
| Seats won |
18 |
11 |
4 |
| Seat change |
18 |
2 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
255,236 |
167,073 |
63,760 |
| Percentage |
12.5% |
8.1% |
3.1% |
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Seventh party |
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| Leader |
Oluf Pedersen |
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| Party |
Justice |
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| Last election |
2 seats, 1.6% |
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| Seats won |
3 |
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| Seat change |
1 |
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| Popular vote |
38,459 |
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| Percentage |
1.9% |
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Vilhelm Buhl
Social Democrats
Knud Kristensen
Venstre
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. Voter turnout was 86.3% in Denmark proper and 57.3% in the Faroes.
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