1960 Danish general election

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1960 Danish general election
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  1957 15 November 1960 1964  

All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.84%
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Social Democrats Viggo Kampmann 42.1076+6
Venstre Erik Eriksen 21.0538-7
Conservatives Poul Sørensen 17.9232+2
SF Aksel Larsen 6.1411New
Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 5.8011-3
Independents Iver Poulsen 3.346New
Schleswig Party 0.3710
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 34.231+1
Union Johan Poulsen 22.051+1
Elected in Greenland
Independents 10020
Folketing1960.svg
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister-elect
Viggo Kampmann
Social Democrats
Viggo Kampmann
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 15 November 1960. [1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 57% in the Faroe Islands and 66% in Greenland. [2] They were the last elections in which the electoral threshold for the Danish seats was 60,000 votes. The following year the electoral law was amended to make it 2% of the vote.

Results

1960 Danish general election Result.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats 1,023,79442.1076+6
Venstre 512,04121.0538–7
Conservative People's Party 435,76417.9232+2
Socialist People's Party 149,4406.1411New
Danish Social Liberal Party 140,9795.8011–3
Independent Party 81,1343.346+6
Justice Party of Denmark 52,3302.150–9
Communist Party of Denmark 27,2981.120–6
Schleswig Party 9,0580.3710
Independents1090.0000
Total2,431,947100.001750
Valid votes2,431,94799.67
Invalid/blank votes7,9890.33
Total votes2,439,936100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,842,33685.84
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party 3,71234.231+1
Union Party 2,39122.0511
People's Party 2,15819.900–1
Independents2,58323.820New
Total10,844100.0020
Valid votes10,84499.50
Invalid/blank votes550.50
Total votes10,899100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,08957.10
Greenland
Independents8,489100.0020
Total8,489100.0020
Valid votes8,48999.17
Invalid/blank votes710.83
Total votes8,560100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,00565.82
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p542