1964 Danish general election explained

Election Name:1964 Danish general election
Country:Kingdom of Denmark
Previous Election:1960
Next Election:1966
Seats For Election:All 179 seats in the Folketing
Majority Seats:90
Election Date:22 September 1964
Party1:Social Democrats (Denmark)
Last Election1:76
Seats1:76
Percentage1:41.94
Party2:Venstre (Denmark)
Last Election2:38
Seats2:38
Percentage2:20.82
Party3:Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
Last Election3:32
Seats3:36
Percentage3:20.06
Party4:Socialist People's Party (Denmark)
Last Election4:11
Seats4:10
Percentage4:5.76
Party5:Danish Social Liberal Party
Last Election5:11
Seats5:10
Percentage5:5.31
Party6:Independent Party (Denmark)
Last Election6:6
Seats6:5
Percentage6:2.50
Heading7:Elected in the Faroe Islands
Party7:Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)
Last Election7:1
Seats7:1
Percentage7:39.34
Party8:People's Party (Faroe Islands)
Last Election8:0
Seats8:1
Percentage8:29.70
Heading9:Elected in Greenland
Party9:Independents
Leader9:
Last Election9:2
Seats9:2
Percentage9:100
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister-elect
Before Election:Jens Otto Krag
Before Party:Social Democrats (Denmark)
After Election:Jens Otto Krag
After Party:Social Democrats (Denmark)
Turnout:85.51%
Map:Folketing1964.svg

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 86% in Denmark proper, 50% in the Faroe Islands and 49% in Greenland.[2] They were the first elections with the new electoral threshold of 2%.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, pp542-543