All 149 seats in the Folketing 75 seats needed for a majority
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
Social Democrats
Hans Hedtoft
32.78
48
−18
Venstre
Knud Kristensen
23.38
38
+10
Conservatives
Christmas Møller
18.24
26
−5
Communists
Aksel Larsen
12.46
18
New
Social Liberals
Jørgen Jørgensen
8.15
11
−2
Danish Unity
Arne Sørensen
3.11
4
+1
Justice
Oluf Pedersen
1.88
3
+1
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Independent (F)
Jóannes Patursson
46.19
1
0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before
Prime Minister-elect
Vilhelm Buhl Social Democrats
Knud Kristensen Venstre
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]
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^Nohlen & Stöver, p540
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