Danish general election, 1966

Danish general election, 1966
Denmark
22 November 1966

All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 88.2%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jens Otto Krag Poul Hartling
Party Social Democrats Venstre
Last election 76 seats, 41.9% 38 seats, 20.8%
Seats won 69 35
Seat change Decrease7 Decrease3
Popular vote 1,068,911 539,027
Percentage 38.2% 19.3%

Prime Minister before election

Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

Prime Minister-elect

Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

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 88.6% in Denmark proper, 48.8% in the Faroe Islands and 59.0% in Greenland (where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only one candidate who was elected unopposed).[2]

Results

Denmark
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party1,068,91138.269–7
Venstre539,02719.335–3
Conservative People's Party522,02818.734–2
Socialist People's Party304,43710.920+10
Danish Social Liberal Party203,8587.313+3
Liberal Centre69,1802.54New
Independent Party44,9941.60–5
Communist Party of Denmark21,5530.800
Justice Party of Denmark19,9050.700
Independents1140.000
Invalid/blank votes8,297
Total2,802,3041001750
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party3,86436.610
People's Party3,54933.61+1
Union Party3,15629.90–1
Invalid/blank votes52
Total10,62110020
Greenland
Independents6,52210020
Invalid/blank votes138
Total6,66010020
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
A
 
38.26%
D
 
19.29%
C
 
18.68%
F
 
10.90%
B
 
7.30%
L
 
2.48%
U
 
1.61%
K
 
0.77%
E
 
0.71%
Others
 
0.00%

By constitutency

Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Greenland (Northern Constituency)
Knud HertlingIndependentUncontestedElected
Greenland (Southern Constituency)
Nikolaj RosingIndependent3,67756.3Elected
Ulrik RosingInuit Party1,36720.9
Erling HøeghIndependent1,29119.8
Jørgen OlsenIndependent2003.1
Invalid/blank votes130
Total6,665100
Source: Atuagagdliutit[3]

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, pp542-543
  3. Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten 9 December 1966, p. 3