1964 Danish general election

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1964 Danish general election
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  1960 22 September 1964 1966  

All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.51%
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 41.94760
Venstre Erik Eriksen 20.82380
Conservatives Poul Sørensen 20.0636+4
SF Aksel Larsen 5.7610-1
Social Liberals Karl Skytte 5.3110-1
Independents Iver Poulsen 2.505-1
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 39.3410
People's Hákun Djurhuus 29.701+1
Elected in Greenland
Independents 10020
Folketing1964.svg
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister-elect
Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats
Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1964. [1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 50% in the Faroe Islands and 49% in Greenland. [2] They were the first elections with the new electoral threshold of 2%.

Results

1964 Danish general election Result.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats 1,103,66741.94760
Venstre 547,77020.82380
Conservative People's Party 527,79820.0636+4
Socialist People's Party 151,6975.7610–1
Danish Social Liberal Party 139,7025.3110–1
Independent Party 65,7562.505–1
Justice Party of Denmark 34,2581.3000
Communist Party of Denmark 32,3901.2300
Danish Unity 9,7470.370New
Schleswig Party 9,2740.350–1
Peace Politics People's Party 9,0700.340New
Independents2550.0100
Total2,631,384100.001750
Valid votes2,631,38499.64
Invalid/blank votes9,4720.36
Total votes2,640,856100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,088,26985.51
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party 4,13339.3410
Union Party 3,12129.700–1
People's Party 2,62224.951+1
Progress Party 6316.010New
Total10,507100.0020
Valid votes10,50799.47
Invalid/blank votes560.53
Total votes10,563100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,04050.20
Greenland
Independents8,332100.0020
Total8,332100.0020
Valid votes8,33298.85
Invalid/blank votes971.15
Total votes8,429100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,23848.90
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, pp542-543