1964 Danish general election

1964 Danish general election

← 1960 22 September 1964 1966 →
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.1%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 41.9% 76 0 Venstre Erik Eriksen 20.8% 38 0 Conservative 20.1% 36 +4 SF Aksel Larsen 5.8% 10 -1 Social Liberals Karl Skytte 5.3% 10 -1 Independents 2.5% 5 -1 Elected in the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 39.3% 1 0 People's Hákun Djurhuus 25.0% 1 +1 Elected in Greenland Independent – 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 Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1964.^[1] 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.^[2] They were the first elections with the new electoral threshold of 2%.

Results[]

Denmark
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	1,103,667	41.9	76	0
Venstre	547,770	20.8	38	0
Conservative People's Party	527,798	20.1	36	+4
Socialist People's Party	151,697	5.8	10	–1
Danish Social Liberal Party	139,702	5.3	10	–1
Independent Party	65,756	2.5	5	–1
Justice Party of Denmark	34,258	1.3	0	0
Communist Party of Denmark	32,390	1.2	0	0
Danish Unity	9,747	0.4	0	New
Schleswig Party	9,274	0.4	0	–1
Peace Politics People's Party	9,070	0.3	0	New
Independents	255	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	9,472	–	–	–
Total	2,640,856	100	175	0
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party	4,133	39.3	1	0
Union Party	3,121	29.7	0	–1
People's Party	2,622	25.0	1	+1
Progress Party	631	6.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	56	–	–	–
Total	10,563	100	2	0
Greenland
Independents	8,332	100	2	0
Invalid/blank votes	97	–	–	–
Total	8,429	100	2	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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