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
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.