Election Name: | 1966 Danish general election |
Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Previous Election: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1968 |
Seats For Election: | All 179 seats in the Folketing |
Majority Seats: | 90 |
Election Date: | 22 November 1966 |
Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election1: | 76 |
Seats1: | 69 |
Percentage1: | 38.26 |
Party2: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election2: | 38 |
Seats2: | 35 |
Percentage2: | 19.29 |
Party3: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election3: | 36 |
Seats3: | 34 |
Percentage3: | 18.68 |
Party4: | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election4: | 10 |
Seats4: | 20 |
Percentage4: | 10.90 |
Party5: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Last Election5: | 10 |
Seats5: | 13 |
Percentage5: | 7.30 |
Party6: | Liberal Centre |
Last Election6: | new |
Seats6: | 4 |
Percentage6: | 2.48 |
Heading7: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
Party7: | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election7: | 1 |
Seats7: | 1 |
Percentage7: | 36.56 |
Party8: | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election8: | 1 |
Seats8: | 1 |
Percentage8: | 33.58 |
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: | 88.61% |
Map: | Folketing1966.svg |
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 89% in Denmark proper, 49% in the Faroe Islands and 59% in Greenland (where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only one candidate who was elected unopposed).[2]