1966 Danish general election

1966 Danish general election

← 1964 22 November 1966 1968 →
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	88.2%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 38.2% 69 -7 Venstre Poul Hartling 19.3% 35 -3 Conservative 18.7% 34 -2 SF Aksel Larsen 10.9% 20 +10 Social Liberals Karl Skytte 7.3% 13 +3 Liberal Centre 2.5% 4 New Elected in the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 36.6% 1 0 People's Hákun Djurhuus 33.6% 1 0 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 November 1966,^[1] although in Greenland the elections were held on 6 December 1966. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 69 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 88.6% in Denmark proper, 48.8% in the Faroe Islands and 59.0% in Greenland (where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only one candidate who was elected unopposed).^[2]

Results[]

Denmark
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	1,068,911	38.2	69	–7
Venstre	539,027	19.3	35	–3
Conservative People's Party	522,028	18.7	34	–2
Socialist People's Party	304,437	10.9	20	+10
Danish Social Liberal Party	203,858	7.3	13	+3
Liberal Centre	69,180	2.5	4	New
Independent Party	44,994	1.6	0	–5
Communist Party of Denmark	21,553	0.8	0	0
Justice Party of Denmark	19,905	0.7	0	0
Independents	114	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	8,297	–	–	–
Total	2,802,304	100	175	0
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party	3,864	36.6	1	0
People's Party	3,549	33.6	1	+1
Union Party	3,156	29.9	0	–1
Invalid/blank votes	52	–	–	–
Total	10,621	100	2	0
Greenland
Independents	6,522	100	2	0
Invalid/blank votes	138	–	–	–
Total	6,660	100	2	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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