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Danish general election, 1975

Danish general election, 1975
Kingdom of Denmark
← 1973 9 January 1975 1977 →

All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 87.8%
  First party Second party
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Leader Anker Jørgensen Poul Hartling
Party Social Democrats Venstre
Last election 46 seats, 25.6% 22 seats, 12.3%
Seats won 53 42
Seat change Increase7 Increase20
Popular vote 913,155 711,298
Percentage 29.9% 23.3%

Prime Minister before election

Poul Hartling
Venstre

Prime Minister-elect

Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats


Poul Hartling
Venstre

Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 9 January 1975. The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, who won 53 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 88.2% in Denmark proper, 56.1% in the Faroe Islands and 68.7% in Greenland.


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