1945 Danish Folketing election

Election for the lower house of Danish Parliament 1945 Danish Folketing election Kingdom of Denmark 1943 1947 All 149 seats in the Folketing 75 30 October 1945 Hans Hedtoft Social Democrats (Denmark) 66 48 32.78 Knud Kristensen Venstre (Denmark) 28 38 23.38 Christmas Møller Conservative People's Party (Denmark) 31 26 18.24 Aksel Larsen Communist Party of Denmark new 18 12.46 Jørgen Jørgensen Danish Social Liberal Party 13 11 8.15 Arne Sørensen Danish Unity 3 4 3.11 Oluf Pedersen Justice Party of Denmark 2 3 1.88 Elected in the Faroe Islands Jóannes Patursson Independent (F) People's Party (Faroe Islands) 1 1 46.19 Prime Minister Prime Minister-elect Vilhelm Buhl Social Democrats (Denmark) Knud Kristensen Venstre (Denmark) Folketing1945.svg thumb|Ballot paper of election Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 30 October 1945,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 978-3-8329-5609-7 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p540 The election resulted in the formation of a Venstre minority government with Knud Kristensen as prime minister.Klithede Marie 2026-04-16 4. Political culture – tradition and change https://cas.au.dk/en/danish-history/modules/module-8-the-post-war-era-1945-1973/4-political-culture-tradition-and-change 2026-07-26 cas.au.dk en This lasted until the 1947 Folketing election, when the Social Democrats returned to government under Hans Hedtoft. Results File:1945 Danish Folketing.svg Denmark proper Social Democrats 671755 48 –18 Venstre 479158 38 +10 Conservative People's Party 373688 26 –5 Communist Party of Denmark 255236 18 New Danish Social Liberal Party 167073 11 –2 Danish Unity 63760 4 +1 Justice Party of Denmark 38459 3 +1 Independents 55 0 0 6131 2381983 0 y Faroe Islands Independent (People's Party) 3990 1 0 Social Democratic–Self-Government 2521 0 0 Independent (Union Party) 2127 0 0 12 15084 0 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:1945 elections in Denmark Category:October 1945 in Europe Category:Folketing elections