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Denmark 1945 general election

What was the result of the 1945 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 48 of 149 seats with 32.8% of the vote. 86.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Denmark
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democrats won 48 of 149 seats with 32.8% of the vote; 86.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democrats 48 32.8%
  • Venstre 38 23.4%
  • Conservative People's Party 26 18.2%
  • Communist Party of Denmark 18 12.5%
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 11 8.2%
  • Danish Unity 4 3.1%
  • Justice Party of Denmark 3 1.9%
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands 1
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
75 of 149 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 32.8%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 48 of 149 seats. A majority needs 75.

  2. 86.3%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democrats4832.8671,755
Venstre3823.4479,158
Conservative People's Party2618.2373,688
Communist Party of Denmark1812.5255,236
Danish Social Liberal Party118.2167,073
Danish Unity43.163,760
Justice Party of Denmark31.938,459
Greenland and Faroe Islands1
Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 671,755
  • Venstre 479,158
  • Conservative People's Party 373,688
  • Communist Party of Denmark 255,236
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 167,073
  • Danish Unity 63,760
  • Justice Party of Denmark 38,459
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

86.3% of the 2,381,983 registered voters cast a ballot (2,055,315 ballots). 2,049,184 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats32.8% of votes32.2% of seats
  • Venstre23.4% of votes25.5% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party18.2% of votes17.4% of seats
  • Communist Party of Denmark12.5% of votes12.1% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party8.2% of votes7.4% of seats
  • Danish Unity3.1% of votes2.7% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark1.9% of votes2.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Social Democrats led Venstre by 9.4 points of the vote.

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