1960 Danish General Election

15 November 1960 · The four old parties · 179 seats, 90 for a majority

General elections were held in Denmark on 15 November 1960. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats.

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

Viggo Kampmann

Social Democrats

Largest force

Social Democrats

76 of 179 seats

Turnout

85.8%

The result

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Social Democrats

42.1% of votes · +6 seats

seats

Venstre

21.1% of votes · +7 seats

seats

Conservative People's Party

17.9% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Socialist People's Party

6.1% of votes

seats

Danish Social Liberal Party

5.8% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Independent Party

3.3% of votes · +6 seats

seats

Schleswig Party

0.4% of votes · 0 seats

seats


Social Democrats	—	76	+6	1,023,794	42.1%	—
Venstre	—	38	+7	512,041	21.1%	—
Conservative People's Party	—	32	+2	435,764	17.9%	—
Socialist People's Party	—	11	—	149,440	6.1%	—
Danish Social Liberal Party	—	11	+3	140,979	5.8%	—
Independent Party	—	6	+6	81,134	3.3%	—
Schleswig Party	—	1	0	9,058	0.4%	—

4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.