1968 Danish general election
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All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 89.28% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 23 January 1968.[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 62 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89% in Denmark proper, 57% in the Faroe Islands and 56% in Greenland.[2] They were the last elections in which the old counties were used as constituencies.
Results
Socialist People's Party 174,553 | 6.11 | 11 | –9 | | |||||
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Left Socialists | 57,184 | 2.00 | 4 | New | |||||
Liberal Centre | 37,407 | 1.31 | 0 | –4 | |||||
Communist Party of Denmark | 29,706 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Justice Party of Denmark | 21,124 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Independent Party | 14,360 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Schleswig Party | 6,831 | 0.24 | 0 | New | |||||
Independents | 127 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 2,854,647 | 100.00 | 175 | 0 | |||||
Valid votes | 2,854,647 | 99.65 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 10,158 | 0.35 | |||||||
Total votes | 2,864,805 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,208,646 | 89.28 | |||||||
Faroe Islands | |||||||||
People's Party | 4,294 | 34.42 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 4,051 | 32.47 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Union Party | 3,242 | 25.99 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Progress Party | 889 | 7.13 | 0 | New | |||||
Total | 12,476 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Valid votes | 12,476 | 99.68 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 40 | 0.32 | |||||||
Total votes | 12,516 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 22,122 | 56.58 | |||||||
Greenland | |||||||||
Independents | 11,164 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 11,164 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Valid votes | 11,164 | 95.56 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 519 | 4.44 | |||||||
Total votes | 11,683 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 20,766 | 56.26 | |||||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p543