1964 Danish general election
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All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 85.51% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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 151,697 | 5.76 | 10 | –1 | | |||||
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Danish Social Liberal Party | 139,702 | 5.31 | 10 | –1 | |||||
Independent Party | 65,756 | 2.50 | 5 | –1 | |||||
Justice Party of Denmark | 34,258 | 1.30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Communist Party of Denmark | 32,390 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Danish Unity | 9,747 | 0.37 | 0 | New | |||||
Schleswig Party | 9,274 | 0.35 | 0 | –1 | |||||
Peace Politics People's Party | 9,070 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |||||
Independents | 255 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 2,631,384 | 100.00 | 175 | 0 | |||||
Valid votes | 2,631,384 | 99.64 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 9,472 | 0.36 | |||||||
Total votes | 2,640,856 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,088,269 | 85.51 | |||||||
Faroe Islands | |||||||||
Social Democratic Party | 4,133 | 39.34 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Union Party | 3,121 | 29.70 | 0 | –1 | |||||
People's Party | 2,622 | 24.95 | 1 | +1 | |||||
Progress Party | 631 | 6.01 | 0 | New | |||||
Total | 10,507 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Valid votes | 10,507 | 99.47 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 56 | 0.53 | |||||||
Total votes | 10,563 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 21,040 | 50.20 | |||||||
Greenland | |||||||||
Independents | 8,332 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 8,332 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Valid votes | 8,332 | 98.85 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 97 | 1.15 | |||||||
Total votes | 8,429 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 17,238 | 48.90 | |||||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp542-543