1966 Danish General Election
22 November 1966 · The four old parties · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in Denmark on 22 November 1966, although in Greenland the elections were held on 6 December 1966. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 69 of the 179 seats.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
69 of 179 seats
Turnout
88.6%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 69 | +7 | 1,068,911 | 38.3% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 35 | +3 | 539,027 | 19.3% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 34 | +2 | 522,028 | 18.7% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 20 | +10 | 304,437 | 10.9% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 13 | +3 | 203,858 | 7.3% | — | |
| Liberal Centre | — | 4 | — | 69,180 | 2.5% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.