1966 Danish general election explained

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]

Results

By constituency

Notes and References

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