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Danish general election, 1964

Danish general election, 1964
Denmark
1960 ←
22 September 1964 → 1966

All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 85.1%
  First party Second party Third party
  Jens Otto Krag 01.jpg Erik Eriksen.jpg Blank.png
Leader Jens Otto Krag Erik Eriksen Poul Sørensen
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservative People's
Last election 76 seats, 42.1% 38 seats, 21.1% 32 seats, 17.9%
Seats won 76 38 36
Seat change Steady0 Steady0 Increase4
Popular vote 1,103,667 547,770 527,798
Percentage 41.9% 20.8% 20.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Aksel Larsen c 1959.jpg
Leader Aksel Larsen Karl Skytte  ?
Party Socialist People's Social Liberals Independents
Last election 11 seats, 6.1% 11 seats, 5.8% 6 seats, 3.3
Seats won 10 10 5
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1 Decrease1
Popular vote 151,697 139,702 65,756
Percentage 5.8% 5.3% 2.5%

Prime Minister before election

Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

Prime Minister-elect

Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats


Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1964. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 85.5% in Denmark proper, 50.2% in the Faroe Islands and 48.9% in Greenland.


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