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Danish general election, 1964|
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| Turnout | 85.1% |
|---|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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|
|
|
|
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| Leader
|
Jens Otto Krag
|
Erik Eriksen
|
Poul Sørensen
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| Party
|
Social Democrats
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Venstre
|
Conservatives
|
| Last election
|
76 seats, 42.1%
|
38 seats, 21.1%
|
32 seats, 17.9%
|
| Seats won
|
76
|
38
|
36
|
| Seat change
|
 0
|
0
|
 4
|
| Popular vote
|
1,103,667
|
547,770
|
527,798
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| Percentage
|
41.9%
|
20.8%
|
20.1%
|
|
|
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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|
|
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| Leader
|
Aksel Larsen
|
Karl Skytte
|
?
|
| Party
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SF
|
Social Liberals
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Independents
|
| Last election
|
11 seats, 6.1%
|
11 seats, 5.8%
|
6 seats, 3.3
|
| Seats won
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
| Seat change
|
 1
|
1
|
1
|
| Popular vote
|
151,697
|
139,702
|
65,756
|
| Percentage
|
5.8%
|
5.3%
|
2.5%
|
|
|
General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1964.[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 85.5% in Denmark proper, 50.2% in the Faroe Islands and 48.9% in Greenland.[2]
Results
| Denmark
|
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
| Social Democratic Party |
1,103,667 |
41.9 |
76 |
0
|
| Venstre |
547,770 |
20.8 |
38 |
0
|
| Conservative People's Party |
527,798 |
20.1 |
36 |
+4
|
| Socialist People's Party |
151,697 |
5.8 |
10 |
–1
|
| Danish Social Liberal Party |
139,702 |
5.3 |
10 |
–1
|
| Independent Party |
65,756 |
2.5 |
5 |
–1
|
| Justice Party of Denmark |
34,258 |
1.3 |
0 |
0
|
| Communist Party of Denmark |
32,390 |
1.2 |
0 |
0
|
| Danish Unity |
9,747 |
0.4 |
0 |
New
|
| Schleswig Party |
9,274 |
0.4 |
0 |
–1
|
| Peace Politics People's Party |
9,070 |
0.3 |
0 |
New
|
| Independents |
255 |
0.0 |
0 |
0
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
9,472 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
2,640,856 |
100 |
175 |
0
|
| Faroe Islands
|
| Social Democratic Party |
4,133 |
39.3 |
1 |
0
|
| Union Party |
3,121 |
29.7 |
0 |
–1
|
| People's Party |
2,622 |
25.0 |
1 |
+1
|
| Progress Party |
631 |
6.0 |
0 |
New
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
56 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
10,563 |
100 |
2 |
0
|
| Greenland
|
| Independents |
8,332 |
100 |
2 |
0
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
97 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
8,429 |
100 |
2 |
0
|
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver
|
| Popular vote |
|---|
|
|
|
| A |
|
41.94% |
| D |
|
20.82% |
| C |
|
20.06% |
| F |
|
5.76% |
| B |
|
5.31% |
| U |
|
2.50% |
| E |
|
1.30% |
| K |
|
1.23% |
| R |
|
0.37% |
| Others |
|
0.71% |
|
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp542-543
