Danish general election, 1973

Danish general election, 1973
Denmark
4 December 1973

All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 88.3%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Anker Jørgensen Mogens Glistrup
Party Social Democrats Progress
Last election 70 seats, 37.3% New
Seats won 46 28
Seat change Decrease24 Increase28
Popular vote 783,145 485,289
Percentage 25.6% 15.9%

Prime Minister before election

Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats

Prime Minister-elect

Poul Hartling
Venstre

General elections were held in Denmark on 4 December 1973 and in the Faroe Islands on 13 December.[1][2] It has since been referred to as the Landslide Election (Danish: Jordskredsvalget),[3] as five new or previously unrepresented parties won seats, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced. The Social Democratic Party, which had led a minority government up until this election, lost a third of their seats. After the election Poul Hartling, the leader of the liberal Venstre, formed the smallest minority government in Denmark's history with only 22 seats, supported by the Progress Party, the Conservative People's Party, the Social Liberal Party, the Centre Democrats and the Christian People's Party.

Voter turnout was 88.7% in Denmark proper, 54.6% in the Faroe Islands and 66.0% in Greenland.[4]

Results

Denmark
Party Votes +/– % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party783,14525.6-11.746–24
Progress Party485,28915.9+15.928New
Venstre374,28312.3-3.322–8
Danish Social Liberal Party343,11711.2-3.120–7
Conservative People's Party279,3919.2-7.516–15
Centre Democrats236,7847.8+7.814New
Socialist People's Party183,5226.0-3.111–6
Christian People's Party123,5734.0+27+7
Communist Party of Denmark110,7153.6+2.26+6
Justice Party of Denmark87,9042.9+1.25+5
Left Socialists44,8431.5-0.100
Independents6370.000
Invalid/blank votes17,050
Total3,070,2531001750
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party3,77228.610
Republican Party3,31225.11New
People's Party2,69020.40–1
Union Party2,53319.200
Self-Government Party5534.200
Progress Party2582.000
Independents720.500
Invalid/blank votes47
Total13,23710020
Greenland
Independents15,86910020
Invalid/blank votes512
Total16,38110020
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
A
 
25.65%
Z
 
15.89%
V
 
12.26%
B
 
11.24%
C
 
9.15%
M
 
7.76%
F
 
6.01%
Q
 
4.05%
K
 
3.63%
E
 
2.88%
Y
 
1.47%
Others
 
0.02%

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Denmark Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Jespersen, KJV A History of Denmark
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p544


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