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%.