Danish general election, 1968

Danish general election, 1968

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All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	88.9%
First party Second party   Leader Jens Otto Krag Poul Sørensen Party Social Democrats Conservative People's Last election 69 seats, 38.2% 34 seats, 18.7% Seats won 62 37 Seat change 7 3 Popular vote 974,833 581,051 Percentage 34.2% 20.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Poul Hartling Hilmar Baunsgaard Party Venstre Social Liberals Last election 35 seats, 19.3% 13 seats, 7.3% Seats won 34 27 Seat change 1 14 Popular vote 530,167 427,304 Percentage 18.6% 15.0%
Prime Minister before election Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats Prime Minister-elect Hilmar Baunsgaard Social Liberals

Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

Hilmar Baunsgaard
Social Liberals

General elections were held in Denmark on 23 January 1968. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 62 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89.3% in Denmark proper, 56.6% in the Faroe Islands and 56.3% in Greenland.

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