1961 Danish electoral age referendum

1961 Danish electoral age referendum

30 May 1961
Lowering the voting age from 23 to 21
Results
Choice Votes  % Yes 586,113 55.02% No 479,146 44.98% Valid votes 1,065,259 99.13% Invalid or blank votes 9,299 0.87% Total votes 1,074,558 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 2,880,337 37.31%

A referendum on reducing the voting age from 23 to 21 was held in Denmark on 30 May 1961. ^[1] It was approved by 55% of voters with a 37.3% turnout. ^[2]

The electoral age in Denmark had previously been lowered from 25 to 23 in a 1953 referendum, and was further reduced to 20 years following a 1971 referendum and finally to 18 years following a 1978 referendum.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	586,113	55.0
Against	479,146	45.0
Invalid/blank votes	9,299	–
Total	1,074,558	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,880,337	37.3
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p533