1968 Danish general election

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1968 Danish general election
Danish Realm
← 1966 23 January 1968 1971 →

All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout89.28%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 34.15 62 −7
Conservatives Poul Sørensen 20.35 37 +3
Venstre Poul Hartling 18.57 34 −1
Social Liberals Hilmar Baunsgaard 14.97 27 +14
SF
Aksel Larsen 6.11 11 −9
Left Socialists Collective leadership 2.00 4 New
Elected in the Faroe Islands
People's Hákun Djurhuus 34.42 1 0
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 32.47 1 0
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
Hilmar Baunsgaard
Social Liberals

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
174,5536.1111–9
Left Socialists57,1842.004New
Liberal Centre37,4071.310–4
Communist Party of Denmark29,7061.0400
Justice Party of Denmark21,1240.7400
Independent Party14,3600.5000
Schleswig Party6,8310.240New
Independents1270.0000
Total2,854,647100.001750
Valid votes2,854,64799.65
Invalid/blank votes10,1580.35
Total votes2,864,805100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,208,64689.28
Faroe Islands
People's Party4,29434.4210
Social Democratic Party4,05132.4710
Union Party3,24225.9900
Progress Party8897.130New
Total12,476100.0020
Valid votes12,47699.68
Invalid/blank votes400.32
Total votes12,516100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,12256.58
Greenland
Independents11,164100.0020
Total11,164100.0020
Valid votes11,16495.56
Invalid/blank votes5194.44
Total votes11,683100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,76656.26
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p543