1964 Danish general election

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1964 Danish general election
Danish Realm
← 1960 22 September 1964 1966 →

All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.51%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 41.94 76 0
Venstre Erik Eriksen 20.82 38 0
Conservatives Poul Sørensen 20.06 36 +4
SF
Aksel Larsen 5.76 10 −1
Social Liberals Karl Skytte 5.31 10 −1
Independents Iver Poulsen 2.50 5 −1
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 39.34 1 0
People's Hákun Djurhuus 29.70 1 +1
Elected in Greenland
Independents 100 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime 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

Socialist People's Party
151,6975.7610–1
Danish Social Liberal Party139,7025.3110–1
Independent Party65,7562.505–1
Justice Party of Denmark34,2581.3000
Communist Party of Denmark32,3901.2300
Danish Unity9,7470.370New
Schleswig Party9,2740.350–1
Peace Politics People's Party9,0700.340New
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 Party4,13339.3410
Union Party3,12129.700–1
People's Party2,62224.951+1
Progress Party6316.010New
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

References

  1. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp542-543