Election Name: | 1968 Danish general election |
Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Previous Election: | 1966 |
Next Election: | 1971 |
Seats For Election: | All 179 seats in the Folketing |
Majority Seats: | 90 |
Election Date: | 23 January 1968 |
Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election1: | 69 |
Seats1: | 62 |
Percentage1: | 34.15 |
Party2: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election2: | 34 |
Seats2: | 37 |
Percentage2: | 20.35 |
Party3: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election3: | 35 |
Seats3: | 34 |
Percentage3: | 18.57 |
Party4: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Last Election4: | 13 |
Seats4: | 27 |
Percentage4: | 14.97 |
Party5: | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election5: | 20 |
Seats5: | 11 |
Percentage5: | 6.11 |
Leader6: | Collective leadership |
Last Election6: | new |
Seats6: | 4 |
Percentage6: | 2.00 |
Heading7: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
Party7: | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election7: | 1 |
Seats7: | 1 |
Percentage7: | 34.42 |
Party8: | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election8: | 1 |
Seats8: | 1 |
Percentage8: | 32.47 |
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: | Hilmar Baunsgaard |
After Party: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Turnout: | 89.28% |
Map: | Folketing1968.svg |
General elections were held in Denmark on 23 January 1968.[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 62 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89% in Denmark proper, 57% in the Faroe Islands and 56% in Greenland.[2] They were the last elections in which the old counties were used as constituencies.