1971 Danish general election

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1971 Danish general election
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  1968 21 September 1971 1973  

All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.16%
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 37.2770+8
Conservatives Poul Møller 16.6931-6
Venstre Poul Hartling 15.6430-4
Social Liberals Hilmar Baunsgaard 14.34270
SF Sigurd Ømann 9.1117+6
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Jákup Frederik Øregaard 31.7710
People's Hákun Djurhuus 20.4210
Elected in Greenland
Independents 10020
Folketingsvalget 1971 - Opstillingskredse.svg
Folketing1971.svg
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister-elect
Hilmar Baunsgaard
Social Liberals
Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1971 and in the Faroe Islands on 5 October. [1] [2] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 70 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 87% in Denmark proper, 57% in the Faroe Islands and 52% in Greenland (where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only a single candidate who was elected unopposed). [3] They were the first elections using the new counties as constituencies.

Results

1971 Danish general election Result.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats 1,074,77737.2770+8
Conservative People's Party 481,33516.6931–6
Venstre 450,90415.6430–4
Danish Social Liberal Party 413,62014.34270
Socialist People's Party 262,7569.1117+6
Christian People's Party 57,0721.980New
Justice Party of Denmark 50,2311.7400
Left Socialists 45,9791.590–4
Communist Party of Denmark 39,5641.3700
Schleswig Party 6,7430.2300
Independents9190.0300
Total2,883,900100.001750
Valid votes2,883,90099.30
Invalid/blank votes20,1960.70
Total votes2,904,096100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,332,00487.16
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party 4,17031.7710
Union Party 2,85521.7500
People's Party 2,68020.4210
Self-Government 6484.940New
Progress Party 3622.7600
Independents2,41018.360New
Total13,125100.0020
Valid votes13,12599.42
Invalid/blank votes770.58
Total votes13,202100.00
Registered voters/turnout23,26056.76
Greenland
Independents7,148100.0020
Total7,148100.0020
Valid votes7,14897.34
Invalid/blank votes1952.66
Total votes7,343100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,10452.06
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Danmarks Statistik

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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. Denmark Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp543-544