1964 Danish General Election
22 September 1964 · The four old parties · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
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.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
76 of 179 seats
Turnout
85.5%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 76 | 0 | 1,103,667 | 41.9% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 38 | 0 | 547,770 | 20.8% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 36 | +4 | 527,798 | 20.1% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 10 | +1 | 151,697 | 5.8% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 10 | +1 | 139,702 | 5.3% | — | |
| Independent Party | — | 5 | +1 | 65,756 | 2.5% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.