Danish general election, 1964

Danish general election, 1964

22 September 1964
All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	85.1%
First party Second party Third party   150x150px Leader Jens Otto Krag Erik Eriksen Poul Sørensen Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservative People's 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 Percentage 41.9% 20.8% 20.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Aksel Larsen Karl Skytte  ? Party Socialist People's Social Liberals 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%
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 September 1964. 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.

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%