1971 Danish general election

1971 Danish general election

21 September 1971
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	87.16%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 37.27 70 +8 Conservatives Poul Møller 16.69 31 −6 Venstre Poul Hartling 15.64 30 −4 Social Liberals Hilmar Baunsgaard 14.34 27 0 SF Sigurd Ømann 9.11 17 +6 Elected in the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Jákup Frederik Øregaard 31.77 1 0 People's Hákun Djurhuus 20.42 1 0 Elected in Greenland Independents – 100 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Hilmar Baunsgaard Social Liberals Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1971 and in the Faroe Islands on 5 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 70 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 87% in Denmark proper, 57% in the Faroe Islands and 52% in Greenland (where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only a single candidate who was elected unopposed).

Electoral system

All members were elected by party-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies and in levelling seats filled at-large using overall party vote shares. The districts elected between 2 and 14 members each. They were the first elections using the new counties as constituencies.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Denmark proper
	Social Democrats	1,074,777	37.27	70	+8
	Conservative People's Party	481,335	16.69	31	–6
	Venstre	450,904	15.64	30	–4
	Danish Social Liberal Party	413,620	14.34	27	0
	Socialist People's Party	262,756	9.11	17	+6
	Christian People's Party	57,072	1.98	0	New
	Justice Party of Denmark	50,231	1.74	0	0
	Left Socialists	45,979	1.59	0	–4
	Communist Party of Denmark	39,564	1.37	0	0
	Schleswig Party	6,743	0.23	0	0
	Independents	919	0.03	0	0
Total		2,883,900	100.00	175	0
Valid votes		2,883,900	99.30
Invalid/blank votes		20,196	0.70
Total votes		2,904,096	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,332,004	87.16
Faroe Islands
	Social Democratic Party	4,170	31.77	1	0
	Union Party	2,855	21.75	0	0
	People's Party	2,680	20.42	1	0
	Self-Government	648	4.94	0	New
	Progress Party	362	2.76	0	0
	Independents	2,410	18.36	0	New
Total		13,125	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		13,125	99.42
Invalid/blank votes		77	0.58
Total votes		13,202	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		23,260	56.76
Greenland
	Independents	7,148	100.00	2	0
Total		7,148	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		7,148	97.34
Invalid/blank votes		195	2.66
Total votes		7,343	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,104	52.06
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Danmarks Statistik